Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau A federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Families demand accountability after Uvalde shooting report unveils deception In this interview, Adam Martinez discusses the federal report on the Uvalde shooting, accountability for the failures, the impact on his son, and the chall... Top News · Jan 18, 2024
After Legal Threats, Uvalde School District Lifts Ban on Parent Who Criticized Police Hire Adam Martinez was banned from school property after he criticized the district's decision to hire an officer deemed "ineligible for rehire" by the local sheriff's office. Reason · Jul 10, 2023
When This Uvalde Parent Complained About a New Police Hire, He Was Banned From School Property A demand letter states that the Uvalde school district is infringing on Adam Martinez's First Amendment right to criticize the government. Reason · May 16, 2023
"FIRE to Uvalde: Lift Ban on Father who Questioned School Safety or We'll Sue" From a press release by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, whose descriptions and analyses of their cases I have generally found reliable: Mere months after the Uvalde school district suspended its entire police force for failing to effectively respond to a deadly shooting at an elementary school, school… Reason · May 15, 2023
“I’m scared that it might happen again”: Uvalde parents send their kids back to school The Uvalde school district delayed this year’s start so it could continue improving security. But three months after the state’s deadliest school shooting, only one of eight campuses had an unscalable fence fully installed. Other security measures remain unfinished. The Texas Tribune · Sep 7, 2022
Photos from Uvalde: How a grief-stricken community prepared to send its children back to school Today, students in Uvalde return to classrooms for the first day of school, just 15 weeks after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. The Texas Tribune · Sep 6, 2022
After the Robb Elementary shooting, some Uvalde parents are choosing private or online education Following a state report showing that almost 400 law enforcement officers showed up at the school on May 24, some Uvalde parents are doubtful over whether their kids will be safe in the district. The Texas Tribune · Aug 15, 2022
Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked video Residents and victims’ families say the way local and state leaders are handling details about the state’s deadliest shooting is compounding their trauma and grief. The Texas Tribune · Jul 16, 2022