WACO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott's office is taking issue with statements being made by a state senator who represents Uvalde in the wake of the school shooting that left 21 left.
The governor's office is firing back at Sen. Roland Gutierrez, telling 25 News: "Senator Gutierrez is spreading false information, misleading the public, and doing a disservice to the people he represents."
Gutierrez fired back in a text message.
"Governor, the people of Uvalde deserve to know who was where, who knew what and when, and what decisions were made. These decisions cost lives," Gutierrez said.
It's been three weeks since the Texas Department of Public Safety admitted law enforcement issues existed, including the longish response time it took to take down the 18-year-old Uvalde shooter.
The governor at first praised law enforcement.
"It could have been worse," Abbott said the day after the Uvalde massacre.
Now, he's saying he was misled.
That "could have been worse" statement backfired after he learned it took law enforcement 77 minutes to kill the shooter.
Gutierrez has been demanding answers from law enforcement.
Gutierrez told 25 News that he has many concerns when it comes to law enforcement's response.
"We clearly know that there was law enforcement failure here," Gutierrez said. "I understand how things can go wrong, but what I can't understand is why we have zero transparency of what happened."
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