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Since the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, parents and the Texas public-at-large have been pressing officials for answers. In that time, a combination of
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conflicting accounts from officials and law enforcement, closed-door inquiries, and
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refusals to release information to the public have led to a growing sense of frustration.


Now,
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after the leak of video footage from the school's hallway , that sense of frustration appears to be growing. It's not that the footage shows anything especially new: What the Texas Standard and other media outlets have reported on, including
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long delays before police entered the classroom , is confirmed by the images.


But what the video captures in graphic and excruciating detail are police officers pointing their weapons at the classroom, but long minutes before police advance toward the door. Officers are seen massed at the other end of the hallway from the shooter, using their cellphones, talking, asking questions, amassing tear gas and gas masks … as precious time and opportunity slips away. Even after hearing shots fired in the classroom, police appear hesitant to move in. It is not until an hour and 14 minutes later that law enforcement finally enters the classroom.


At the moment, some officials are complaining that parents should have been shown the video first before it was leaked to the public (indeed,
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there are plans on Sunday for such a screening). But the difficulty in getting clear answers has real implications, especially as Texans (and their representatives) talk about what to do to prevent further shootings as a new school year looms just weeks away.


The Texas Standard, The Texas Newsroom and Texas Public Radio are teaming up for a statewide conversation about gun violence on Aug. 8 – an event to be held in San Antonio and broadcast statewide. Keep listening and check back with us at TexasStandard.org for more details soon.


In the meantime, you can get caught up on our coverage here – and you can count on us to keep our focus on this issue. Until next week, we'll see you on the radio.

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Uncertain future for Dallas-to-Houston bullet train, even with eminent domain go-ahead

Texas Central, the company behind the super-fast train, is amid a change in leadership.



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In ‘a conservation victory,’ 45 endangered sea turtles hatch on Texas beach, make it to the water

The presence of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtles on an inland beach inside Matagorda Bay is exciting for conservationists who have seen survival rates fall in the past decade.




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Red states like Texas are experiencing more post-pandemic growth

Data shows Republican-leaning states are seeing a large influx of people from blue states like New York and California, boosting economic recovery.



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RGV native Cristela Alonzo talks new Netflix special and ‘appreciating the moments of joy’

And after a break from Hollywood to focus on voting rights and activism, the comedian returns to Netflix with her latest stand-up special, "Middle Classy."




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How to conserve energy and stay cool in Austin’s record-breaking heat
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Uvalde residents march for 'unheard voices'
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Houston, county attorney plan to sue Union Pacific for inadequate Fifth Ward cleanup plan
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Texas doctors connect patients with reproductive health information after Roe v. Wade
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The Talk of Texas is running down the state’s entire 254 counties – Anderson to Zavala – with points of interest pulled from the Texas Standard archives.


Is there a can't-miss attraction in your area?
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Bexar County
Founded: 1836

County seat: San Antonio

Population: 2,028,236

History lesson: One of Texas’ original 23 counties, Bexar County is heir to a rich history. An $18 million project to preserve the
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county’s original Spanish archives is set to retain that history. Another, often untold, side of that history was explored in-depth by our partners at Texas Public Radio as part of "Running Red Lights," a podcast series focusing on the
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history of sex work in San Antonio.

Tension with the Capitol: During the early months of the pandemic, Democratic-led Texas cities were often at odds with Republican state leadership. That was certainly the case in San Antonio, which aligned itself with other major population centers to
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implement additional COVID protections . That tension between state and city/county leaders was nothing new: In 2017, Bexar County joined other cities in
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suing the state over Senate Bill 4 , the so-called "sanctuary cities" law requiring local officials to honor warrantless requests from federal immigration officials to keep suspected unauthorized immigrants in jail.

One last thing: San Antonio’s "enchilada-red" Central Library downtown
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and its backstory are as quirky as its architecture.

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- Steven Finkelstein
The associate professor of astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin – who co-leads a team of scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to make detailed observations in deep space – joined Texas Standard to discuss the significance of the telescope’s first images, released this week.
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