Uvalde Report Makes Clear That Top Texas Cop Must Step Down

‘WE WERE FAILED’

Steve McCraw promised he would resign if found responsible for failing the families of Uvalde, and despite a bombshell new report he’s still in the job.

Special Correspondent

Published Jan. 19 2024 12:04AM EST

A photo illustration of Texas DPS director Steven McCraw. — Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters

In the months after an 18-year-old armed with an AR-15 killed 19 youngsters and two teachers at a school in Uvalde, Texas, the state’s top cop pledged to resign if he or any of his officers were found to have “any culpability.”

“If DPS as an institution—as an institution—failed the families,...

Michael Daly

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Uvalde Report Makes Clear That Top Texas Cop Must Step Down

Steve McCraw promised he would resign if found responsible for failing the families of Uvalde, and despite a bombshell new report he’s still in the job.

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Michael Daly