Uvalde covers up records on top cop Pete Arredondo who led the bungled police response to the school shooter as city tries to wriggle out of divulging information requested by DailyMail.com and others under Texas sunshine laws
Lawyers hired by the City of Uvalde, Texas, have written a letter to state attorney general Ken Paxton trying to wriggle out of divulging information to the public
In a letter penned Wednesday, law firm Denton Navarro Rocha Bernal & Zech said the City received 148 requests for information from May 25 through June 7
The city claims it has no obligation to comply with any of the requests, citing 52 excuses that it claims makes the information 'excepted' from disclosure
Among the information the city is trying to hide are records on Pete Arredondo, the school district police chief who bungled the response to the mass shooting
Arredondo was in charge of the police response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School last month that led to 21 deaths
The City of Uvalde is trying to cover up records on the top cop who led the bungled police response to the active shooter situation at an elementary school last month.
Lawyers hired by the Texas city last week wrote to state attorney general Ken Paxton trying to wriggle out of divulging information requested by DailyMail.com and others under the state's sunshine laws.
In the letter, attorneys at Denton Navarro Rocha Bernal & Zech revealed 148 requests for information had been made to the City from May 25, 2022 through June 7, 2022 by media organizations and individuals.
The city claims it has no obligation to give up any information to any of the requests, listing 52 excuses in the letter that it says lets it off the hook from requirements under the Texas Public Information Act.
Among the information Uvalde local government is trying to hide are any records on Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief who was in charge of the police response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School last month that led to 21 deaths.
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