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Despite early pledges from Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw to publicly release evidence from the Uvalde massacre, his legal team has quietly worked for more than a year to keep it a state secret.
[In addition to the families] 18 local and national news outlets – from CNN to Sinclair – ... have sued to get the public records in the case.
In court, Texas DPS insists that the records cannot be made public because it remains an open investigation. But Texas law enforcement agencies use discretion every day to publicly release evidence in open cases.
Plus, in the Uvalde situation, the shooter is dead. DPS Director Steve McCraw even admitted the physical evidence is not changing.
Last fall, a Travis County judge ordered DPS to make the data public. DPS appealed, delaying again.
[In addition to the families] 18 local and national news outlets – from CNN to Sinclair – ... have sued to get the public records in the case.
In court, Texas DPS insists that the records cannot be made public because it remains an open investigation. But Texas law enforcement agencies use discretion every day to publicly release evidence in open cases.
Plus, in the Uvalde situation, the shooter is dead. DPS Director Steve McCraw even admitted the physical evidence is not changing.
Last fall, a Travis County judge ordered DPS to make the data public. DPS appealed, delaying again.
