As the investigation into the Uvalde school shooting continues, a Texas House investigative committee held its first hearing to figure out what exactly happened.
Guests on this week’s episode also talk about proposed changes to school security throughout the state. The new superintendent at Dallas ISD, the state’s second largest school district, discusses if school security is even an issue at this point.
A former state representative also goes over a bill he authored that created the School Marshal program to arm teachers.
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