Uvalde’s Epic File Dump: 25,000 Pages of ‘Oops’ and Silence

After the Uvalde mass shooting disaster in 2022, the school district dropped a bombshell of incompetence wrapped in over 25,000 pages of records—thanks to a legal fight led by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune who filed 70+ info requests like relentless paparazzi. Led by Police Chief Pete Arredondo, now facing child endangerment charges for chilling 77-minute shooter delay, the district first promised to defend him but then adopted the silence tactic Hollywood stars use for scandals. Meanwhile, lawyer Rob Decker admits 'an error'—Texas-code for 'we screwed up big time'—by delivering only crumbs in August and ignoring locked-door maintenance problems, Arredondo’s mystery severance, and hidden emails. Families watched this bureaucratic dumpster fire while Minneapolis had its own school shooting feud. The district’s strategic mute game continued despite internal chaos, with Arredondo begging to speak like a kid grounded, and a press release defending him buried deeper than UFO evidence. This saga stretches longer than a Texas BBQ line, with the school board officially 'negligent' per grieving Jesse Rizo who lost his niece Jackie. Texas transparency? More like a Texas hold ‘em bluff.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

When your school safety records scarier than the shooting itself, and your top cop takes 77 minutes to show up, silence isn’t golden—it’s criminal negligence on parade starring Uvalde’s own Pete Arredondo and the 'Oops, we lost emails' law firm.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Nothing says 'we've got this under control' like a 25,000-page file dump full of 'errors' and missing locked doors. Meanwhile, the chief’s severance package is the only mystery they’re quick to keep—Texas hospitality, folks.

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Mockingbird News

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Uvalde's police chief waited 77 minutes to act and school lawyers treated record releases like a Netflix show on hiatus—teasing drama while everyone watches the public suffer from plot holes and silence.

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