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SENATOR ROLAND GUTIERREZ
District 19
July 19, 2022
‘The Honorable Dan Patrick
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711
Dear Lt. Gov. Patrick:
Yesterday, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that it would form an internal
committee to investigate how 91 state troopers and Rangers responded to the Robb Elementary
School shooting. This review comes nearly two months alter the shooting in Uvalde and raises
important questions. First, why has DPS decided to conduct this internal audit now 55 days after
the attack on Robb Elementary School? Secondly, can this entity be trusted to review its own
inaction and failures on May 24, 2022?
It is our obligation as the ‘Texas Senate to seek accountability from DPS and its public employees
and officials. Therefore, I am requesting that you request that the Senate Committee on Criminal
Justice review DPS” internal investigation to ensure that it has thoroughly and aggressively
reviewed the actions of its employees in response to the attack on Uvalde.
We owe the families in Uvalde nothing short of complete honesty and accountability. To date,
we have failed these families and my constituents are demanding a full accounting of the horrors
of that day. It is our duty to ensure that the families receive answers and that every Texan never
has to worry about this kind of public safety failure ever a
Sincerely,
Roland Gutierrez
State Senator, SD 19
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