Thread: Two years ago today, 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

The children loved TikTok and baseball, Pokémon and Starbucks. The teachers died trying to save their students.

This is who they were:

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In January, Texas DPS encountered several members of a militia, who were armed, and trespassing on private property, as they stood over five young migrants and questioned them.

Police didn’t charge the group for trespassing that day — but they did document it in a report. 🧵

'I can't emphasize enough, it's not about the money,' Javier Cazares said.
His daughter Jackie was killed inside her classroom nearly two years ago.
'All we can do is hope they do the right thing... it became my life's mission that day.'

Latest from Uvalde as families sue DPS:

There are still about 58,000 customers without power. And for a lot of people it’s really, really bad.

Breaking: 19 Uvalde families are suing 92 individual Texas DPS officers for their response to the Robb Elementary shooting, after securing $4M in settlements from the City of Uvalde and Uvalde County. I’m in Uvalde for their announcement. Follow along

Claire Hao Unclear what the point was of putting out what CenterPoint Energy itself admits is an inaccurate map

My neighbors & I had to scramble last night to make sure CenterPoint was aware of our outage

& w omissions, looks like Centerpoint is doing a better job than it is

KHOU 11 News Houston The Bishop 🙋‍♀️ Also not accurate for me. In Montrose, 60 of us, no power since Thursday.

Last night CenterPoint Energy told me no timeline for restoration. Told a neighbor that “restoration is on pause” for us

We’re not on map. Harold and Kipling streets, near Woodhead, Hazard, McDuffie

CenterPoint Energy Claire Hao Abbie Kamin Update: Centerpoint said “restoration is on pause” in our area. Definitely doesn’t sound like Wednesday!

60 customers in Montrose - Harold, Kipling near Hazard & Woodhead.

Cc Abbie Kamin ABC13 Houston Claire Hao Matt Lanza 🤌🏼 KHOU 11 News Houston City of Houston Rodney Ellis Lesley Briones #houwx

Centerpoint told me tonight they have *no* restoration estimate for 60 of us in Montrose.

We’re not on interactive map as power out, though @Centerpoint says aware

A neighbor said they told her up to 3 weeks. I asked about this & was told no timeline - *not* Wednesday

#houwx

Friday will mark two years since the tragedy in Uvalde. Here we publish a moving, heartbreaking, enraging photo essay with words by Kimberly Mata-Rubio and photos by TamirBenKalifa: texasobserver.org/uvalde-two-yea…

New UN report finds child migration through Panama’s Darien gap is up 40% this year. Over 30k kids in 2024. Photog Lexi Parra & I spent the last few months w Girl Scout Troop 6000, whose scouts are asylum seekers. Most recently made that journey. Link to their stories below

Especially wild bc Abbott declared a state of disaster during the summer 2020 BLM protests

Justification: 'threats and incidents of violence' at / related to protests, 'peaceful protesters should themselves be protected from harm'

#txlege

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'The pervasive indoctrination she had railed against simply did not exist.... Instead, Gore found the materials taught children 'how to be a good friend, a good human.'' propublica.org/article/texas-…

'We have been working with these families and students for the past few years and advocating for the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to really ensure all students can go to school without feeling discrimination.' Antonio L. Ingram II
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My book 'They Came for the Schools' is out today.
It tries to make sense of America's school board wars by showing how & why that fight exploded in one Texas suburb.

To really understand the anti-DEI backlash, I needed to uncover a much longer history.

Here's what I found🧵

“If it’s selective, then the park is not really open, is it?”

Officials at the Texas Military Dept. insist Eagle Pass’ Shelby Park is open—but residents have said they’ve been turned away or threatened with arrest. From Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio 🤌🏼✍🏼🧾: texasobserver.org/eagle-pass-she…

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