By Ryan Autullo and Tony Plohetski
Austin American-Statesman
Originally published Dec. 1, 2022
More than six months after a mass shooting in Uvalde, grieving families and the public are continuing a fierce fight for investigative records, including videos and officer statements, that would help reveal the full truth of the failed law enforcement response at Robb Elementary School.
But as they press for answers from records that authorities insist remain confidential, six Texas lawmakers have quietly obtained investigatory information through written agreements with the Texas Department of Public Safety in which they vowed to keep the records secret, the American-Statesman has learned.
The rarely used non-disclosure agreements, which are legal under state law, underscore the unusual amount of secrecy that authorities continue to exert on the investigation, deepening concerns about a lack of transparency that have persisted since the May 24 attack that killed 19 students and two teachers.