…debate usually centers around whether security staff at schools should be armed. For his part, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested allowing teachers to carry firearms following the Uvalde tragedy….
Texas Senate Passes School Safety Bill
The Texas Senate passed a school safety bill that was prompted by last year’s school shooting in Uvalde, which left 19 elementary school students and two teachers dead. Public outrage…
Dallas Foundation Hosts Education Event
…discuss issues plaguing school districts, the topic of school security arose. “We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary of Uvalde, and I personally don’t feel like we’re hearing enough about…
Rare TX Wildflower Gets Federal Protection
…protective zone for the wildflower. “We are designating critical habitat for the species in three units totaling 1,596 acres (646 hectares) in Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, and Travis Counties in Texas,”…
VIDEO: Police Neutralize Nashville Killer
…Nashville law enforcement led many in Texas to compare police actions in The Covenant School incident to the tragedy at Uvalde last May when police took 77 minutes to neutralize…
TN Shooting Revives Armed Security Questions
…said after the Uvalde massacre, “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” “Inevitably when there’s a…
Sheriff Warns Congress, Smugglers on the Rise
…Texas Department of Public Safety troopers pulled over a rental van heading for Uvalde with 15 unlawful migrants in the back. On Monday, authorities pulled over a man whose license…
Community Reels in School Shooting Aftermath
…has been a pressing issue weighing on the minds of Texans, especially after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde last May exposed several vulnerabilities on the campus, as…
DISD Super Blames Shooting on Crime Spike
…security measures or experiment with new technologies that other school systems are starting to lean on as the anniversary of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde last May approaches….
Lawmakers File Water and Infrastructure Bills
…new priority bills aimed at building a more “resilient” state, These new bills include HB 9 from Rep. Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin), HB 10 from Rep. Tracy King (D-Uvalde), and HB…
Ex-Uvalde CISD Police Chief Wins Appeal
Pete Arredondo, the school district police chief who was fired in the wake of the mass school shooting in Uvalde last year, has won his appeal to upgrade his less-than-honorable…
Local City Upgrading School Security Gear
…school security in Texas following the Uvalde school shooting last May, as previously reported in The Dallas Express. “I am proud of the work our staff has put into procuring…
Abbott Names Emergency Legislative Items
…of participants. In the video, Uvalde families urged anti-gun legislation, critics blamed Abbott for electric grid failures during Winter Storm Uri, and school choice proposals were denounced as an existential…
DPS Drops Plans for New Training Center
…it is unclear if DPS’ change of plans was influenced by events in Atlanta, the agency has been dealing with controversy from its handling of the Uvalde school shooting in…
TxDPS Concludes Uvalde Shooting Investigation
The Texas Department of Public Safety has concluded its investigation into the Uvalde School Shooting. The TxDPS had terminated officer Juan Maldonado and is seeking to do the same with…
Safety Audit | TX Schools Still Vulnerable
…shooting in Uvalde last May. The report states that auditors were able to gain unauthorized access to nearly 5% of the 2,864 campuses they audited between September and December of…
42 Texas Counties Support Declaring Invasion
…amended to have no expiration date; Rockwall’s expired. Jeff Davis County’s judge was among the first to express support for declaring an invasion but its commissioners didn’t. Uvalde Mayor Don…
Uvalde School Police Chief Defends Response
Former Uvalde police chief Pete Arredondo reportedly told investigators he prioritized saving students in other classrooms at Robb Elementary School rather than confronting the gunman who ended up killing 19…
Local ISD Deploys New Security Tech
…see a green light, go to it. You see a red light, don’t go to it.” Pilot ISD moved to adopt the technology in the months following the Uvalde school…
Happy New Year | Predictions for 2023
…so much money for subsidies to go around. *** State Rep. Carl Sherman, D-DeSoto: “I hope Uvalde is top of mind in 2023. Our children deserve better. Our schools have…