Feelings of safety remain elusive
Dallas Morning News
Olivares, V.
05/24/2023
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; School armed security officers; School districts; School safety; School shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Most Texas schools passed intruder detection audit but hundreds needed corrective action
Dallas Morning News
Mangrum, M.
01/27/2023
2 doc(s)
Audits; School buildings; School safety; Texas School Safety Center
WFISD not publicly releasing details of intruder detection report
Wichita Falls Record News
Choate, T.
01/24/2023
1 doc(s)
Audits; School safety; Texas School Safety Center; Wichita Falls Independent School District
Some new fencing, gates, security cameras at Uvalde schools won’t be installed until spring
San Antonio Express News
Bryan, C.
12/21/2022
1 doc(s)
Audits; Patterson, Gary; School safety; Security measures; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Texas State research agency training officials to prevent another Uvalde
Houston Chronicle
Ketterer, S.
12/08/2022
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
School safety; Texas School Safety Center
Threats against Texas schools terrify parents, heighten safety concerns in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Windes, I.
09/15/2022
1 doc(s)
Audits; Gun control; Parents; School districts; School safety; School violence; Social media
As ‘intruder detection audits’ begin in Texas schools this week, here’s what to know
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
08/30/2022
2 doc(s)
Audits; School districts; School safety; Texas School Safety Center
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys Chuck Norris to help stop the next school shooting
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
08/17/2022
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Advertising; Norris, Chuck; School safety
School starts next week. What are Fort Worth campuses doing for security?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Windes, I.
08/14/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Fort Worth Independent School District; School safety
HISD board OKs the purchase of gear for district police expected to help in active shooter scenario
Houston Chronicle
Serrano, A.
08/13/2022
4 doc(s)
Gun hardware and ammunition; Houston Independent School District; School district police; School safety
Fort Worth schools working to secure campuses
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Windes, I.
08/11/2022
3 doc(s)
Fort Worth Independent School District; School buildings; School safety
Fort Worth-area schools beef up security after Uvalde. Next, it’s the Legislature’s turn
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
08/07/2022
2 doc(s)
School safety
How North Texas schools plan to keep your kids safe. ‘We don’t get a second chance’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
08/07/2022
4 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Arlington Independent School District; Audits; Birdville Independent School District; Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District; Fort Worth Independent School District; Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District; Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District; Keller Independent School District; Mansfield Independent School District; North Texas; Northwest Independent School District; School districts; School safety; Scribner, Kent P.
Texas will conduct statewide school intruder drills
Victoria Advocate
Grenier, I.
08/05/2022
2 doc(s)
School districts; School safety; School violence
Fort Worth police are training local school teachers. Here’s why.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Windes, I.
07/22/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Fort Worth Police Department; School safety; Special session potential topics; Teacher training
'Cover up': Al Green blasts Gov. Abbott, demands answers for initial false claims about Uvalde
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
07/19/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Green, Al; Gutierrez, Roland; Shootings; Uvalde, Texas
School districts assess security after Uvalde shooting
Galveston Daily News
Heath, K.
07/15/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; School districts; School safety; Shootings; Texas School Safety Center
Gov. Greg Abbott calls police response to Uvalde shooting ‘disgusting’
Houston Chronicle
Romero, J.
07/15/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Law enforcement; School violence; Shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District; Video cameras and recordings
Uvalde County commissioners ask Abbott to call special session, raise age to buy assault rifles to 21
Austin American Statesman
Menchaca, M.
07/14/2022
9 doc(s)
County commissioners; Gun control; Gun violence; Special session potential topics; Uvalde County
Texas safety officials will begin “random intruder detection audits” of schools in September
San Antonio Express News
McGee, K.
07/06/2022
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bernal, Diego; School safety; Texas School Safety Center
Texas is reaching out to help Uvalde heal
San Antonio Express News
Abbott, G.
07/03/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Disaster areas; Mental health services; School safety; Shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
South Texas school officials evaluate safety after Uvalde shooting
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Garrett, O.
06/22/2022
5 doc(s)
Aransas Pass Independent School District; Corpus Christi Independent School District; Flour Bluff Independent School District; Ingleside Independent School District; School safety; School shootings; School violence; Texas School Safety Center
Gov. Greg Abbott takes 'minimalist' approach to Uvalde shooting response, experts say
San Antonio Express News
Harris, C.
06/21/2022
11 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial campaigns; Gubernatorial powers; O'Rourke, Beto; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; School safety; School shootings
Poll: Majority in Dallas back more gun control
Dallas Morning News
Landers, J.
06/13/2022
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Gun control; Gun violence; Public opinion polls; School safety; Special session potential topics
Texas has the tools to make schools safer from mass shootings. Here’s where we should start Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/edito
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
06/12/2022
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Mental health services; School safety
Texas teachers worry about school shootings, which may determine whether they return
Dallas Morning News
Smith, C.
06/09/2022
6 doc(s)
Gun control; Public opinion polls; School shootings; Teacher retention; Teachers
Texas Democrats host town halls on school security after deadly Uvalde shooting
Dallas Morning News
Gibbons, H.
06/07/2022
3 doc(s)
House Democratic Caucus, Texas; School safety; Turner, Chris
Abbott calls for security training
Dallas Morning News
Smith, C.
06/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University; Law enforcement training; School district police; School safety; School shootings; Texas State University
Santa Fe school shooting survivors feel betrayed by state's response, want more after Uvalde
Houston Chronicle
Dexheimer, E.
06/07/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Gun violence; Santa Fe Independent School District; School safety; School shootings; Texas School Safety Center; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Texas superintendents want safer schools. But money and logistics stand in the way
Dallas Morning News
Smith, C.
06/06/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bond Review Board, Texas; Cruz, Ted; Patrick, Dan; School bonds; School finance; School safety; School shootings; School superintendents
After Uvalde shooting, don’t blame teachers — support them
San Antonio Express News
Preyor-Johnson, N.
06/05/2022
2 doc(s)
School safety; School shootings; Teachers; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Area superintendents have plenty to say on Abbott’s school security checks
Texarkana Gazette
Bell, A.
06/05/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Guardian plan; School districts; School safety; School superintendents; Texas School Safety Center
How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott learned not to cross his party on guns — ever again
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
06/04/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Domestic Terrorism Task Force; Gubernatorial campaigns; Gun control; Patterson, Jerry; Red flag laws; School shootings
Gov. Abbott, show real leadership on gun violence
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
06/03/2022
2 doc(s)
Gun control; School shootings
Abbott wants random school safety checks after Uvalde shooting
Dallas Morning News
Richman, T.
06/02/2022
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bernal, Diego; School safety; School shootings
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for legislative committees following Uvalde school shooting
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
06/02/2022
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Collier, Mike; Leach, Jeff; Misinformation; O'Rourke, Beto; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; School shootings; Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans; Special session potential topics
Texas Governor Greg Abbott asks for legislative committees on school and gun safety
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
06/02/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Leach, Jeff; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; School safety; School shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Gov. Abbott calls for committees, not a special session, after Uvalde massacre — just like Santa Fe
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
06/02/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Anchía, Rafael; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; School safety; School shootings; Special session potential topics
Governor Greg Abbott calls for committee meetings, random school safety audits instead of special session after Uvalde shooting
Laredo Morning Times
Garcia, A.
06/02/2022
2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bernal, Diego; Collier, Mike; Hinojosa, Gina; Howard, Donna; Leach, Jeff; O'Rourke, Beto; School safety; School shootings; Special session potential topics; Texas School Safety Center
Gov. Abbott calls for ‘intruder detection audits’ to test school safety plans
San Antonio Express News
McKinley, E.
06/02/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; School districts; School safety; School shootings; Texas School Safety Center; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
