Campus safety is focus of proposal
Dallas Morning News
Mangrum, M.
11/07/2022
4 doc(s)
Grants; School safety; Security measures
Texas Education Agency proposes panic alarms, other school safety requirements
Austin American Statesman
Heath, K.
11/05/2022
2 doc(s)
School safety
Texas schools are distributing DNA kits to help parents identify their kids in emergencies
Dallas Morning News
Mangrum, M.
10/20/2022
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; DNA testing; Gun control; O'Rourke, Beto; School districts; School safety; School shootings
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
'Intruders' will try to break into your kid's school this year, VISD officials say
Victoria Advocate
Kohn, K.
08/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Children's mental health; Education Agency, Texas; School safety; School violence; Suicide; Victoria Independent School District
What a Sandy Hook mental health center can teach Texas about helping kids after a tragedy
Dallas Morning News
Gibbons, H.
08/13/2022
3 doc(s)
Children's mental health; School shootings
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
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.
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
Texas will conduct statewide school intruder drills
Victoria Advocate
Grenier, I.
08/05/2022
2 doc(s)
School districts; School safety; School violence
Viral signs at Huffman ISD schools warn potential threats that they may be met with armed staffer
Houston Chronicle
Taylor, D.
08/03/2022
2 doc(s)
Huffman Independent School District; School marshals; School safety; Soileau, Benny
‘Many, many’ Texas teachers seek to carry guns in schools, Tarrant County sheriff says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Johnson, K.
07/27/2022
5 doc(s)
Guardian plan; School marshals; School safety; Teachers
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
Democrat who represents Uvalde says Abbott has ‘done nothing’ to help community since massacre
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
07/19/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gutierrez, Roland; Shootings; Uvalde, Texas
Are Schools’ Active-Shooter Drills Worth The Trauma?
Austin American Statesman
Quintana, C.
07/17/2022
7 doc(s)
School safety; Shootings; State comparisons
Inside how Texas trains teachers to carry guns
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
07/17/2022
3 doc(s)
Huffman Independent School District; School marshals; School safety
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 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
Texas schools must check all exterior doors before school year starts, TEA announces
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
07/01/2022
2 doc(s)
Morath, Mike; School districts; School safety; School violence
TEA calls for safety audits at all public schools
Houston Chronicle
Staff
07/01/2022
3 doc(s)
Audits; School safety
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
Valley senators appointed to state committee following Uvalde shooting
McAllen Monitor
Gonzalez, V.
06/11/2022
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Legislative committee appointments; School safety; Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans; Zaffirini, Judith
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 Republicans want to arm more school employees, but few districts are opting in
Austin American Statesman
McGee, K.
06/08/2022
3 doc(s)
Fayetteville Independent School District; Guardian plan; School districts; School marshals; School safety; School shootings; Teachers; Texas School Safety Center; Villalba, Jason
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
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
Schools to check exterior doors, beef up security under order from Abbott to TEA
Houston Chronicle
Serrano, A.
06/03/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; School safety; School shootings