AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the ... AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde schools police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nueces County officials are preparing for an influx of visitors and heightened security as the first criminal trial tied to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde begins ...

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