Uvalde CISD Hires New Legal Counsel After Records Release Failure
WFAAOctober 5, 20251 min414 views
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- 🎯 The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) board has unanimously voted to hire new legal counsel.
- ⚠️ This decision follows a significant failure by their previous legal firm to release public records related to the Rob Elementary school shooting.
Previous Firm's Mistake
- 🔍 The former law firm, Walsh Gallegos, admitted that they mistakenly failed to release approximately 8,600 emails and 26,000 document pages.
- ⚡ This oversight occurred after a court ordered the release of these documents following a media lawsuit.
- 🗣️ The mistake angered board members, with one calling the situation negligence.
New Legal Representation
- ⚖️ The district has now hired Thompson and Horton, a firm with offices across Texas.
- 📰 A managing partner from the new firm stated they specialize in representing school districts in high-publicity cases and those with significant public interest.
- 🚀 The new firm will immediately begin working to get up to speed on the Rob Elementary legal matters.
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