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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A Texas lawmaker said the hallway video from the Robb Elementary School shooting will be released Sunday to the Uvalde community first.

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock wrote on social media the Texas House committee created to review the Uvalde school shooting will convene at 2 p.m. on Sunday in Uvalde. The video will be shown to members of the community, and the committee’s preliminary report will be discussed.

“Very soon thereafter, we will release both to the public,” the lawmaker explained.

“We feel strongly that members of the Uvalde community should have the opportunity to see the video and hear from us before they are made public,” Burrows continued.

This announcement comes after the committee tasked with reviewing the circumstances surrounding the Uvalde school shooting met again Monday in an hours-long hearing, once again behind closed doors.

During opening remarks before moving into a closed, executive session for witness examination, committee chair Burrows acknowledged the public’s anticipation for answers.

“There needs to be a balance between getting some information out to the families, to Uvalde and to the public and also being thorough and accurate,” he said. “We will continue to look today to see if we have enough information to get at least a preliminary report out there sooner than later so that people can start getting some information and seeing what it is that we are discovering.”

If released Sunday, the report would come amid mounting questions about law enforcement’s response to the gunman, who was alone in a classroom for more than an hour on May 24 when he was able to kill 19 children and two teachers.

Monday’s witnesses include Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco and ALERRT Assistant Director John Curnutt, according to Burrows’ office. Both Nolasco and Curnutt are testifying remotely, via Zoom.

Burrows also acknowledged the future release of a 77-minute hallway video from inside Robb Elementary School. Last week, the chairman tweeted he has requested to release that video to the public. In a letter responding to Burrows’ request, the Texas Department of Public Safety said it supports the release of that footage, but said it cannot, citing the Uvalde County District Attorney.

“It’s very different to see it for yourself, and we think that’s very important. We will continue to put pressure on the situation and consider all options and making sure that video gets out for the public to view,” Burrows said in opening remarks on Monday.

If and when it is released, the video would give the public one of the clearest pictures of exactly how law enforcement responded to the shooting, giving a better idea of what they did and did not do during those 77 minutes when the gunman was in the classroom alone.

KXAN put in a public information request to obtain the hallway video. DPS denied the request, citing the fact the investigation is ongoing. DPS said in a response letter to our request it “believes the responsive records are exempted from required public disclosure at least until the investigation is complete.”

Burrows said the footage from the hallway camera is not violent nor graphic and does not contain audio.

Late last month, the house committee heard from Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo in private. He was escorted into the chamber through a back door, out of public view, and also took no questions from reporters after his testimony.

The school district placed Arredondo on administrative leave nearly a month after the shooting. Early this month he announced he would resign from his seat on the Uvalde City Council.

The investigative committee was created in early June. Representatives Burrows and Joe Moody, D-El Paso, as well as the Honorable Eva Guzman, a former Texas Supreme Court justice who recently ran against Attorney General Ken Paxton, were appointed to the committee.

Monday’s hearing started at 9 a.m. A live stream was be provided on the Texas House website but the majority of the meeting occurred in a private, executive session.