Governor Appoints Four to Texas School Safety Board
Gov. Abbott announced these appointments to the Texas School Safety Center board today:
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Most Schools Passed TEA Safety Audits, But Gaps Persist
The TEA’s latest annual school safety report finds that although most campuses met required security…
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2026 Youth School Safety Public Service Announcements Contest
The Texas School Safety Center is accepting entries for its 2026 Youth School Safety Public…
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Texas AG Asked if ISD Police Can Investigate Child Abuse/Neglect
Requested Opinion: RQ-0614-KP This request for an attorney general’s opinion — asked by Harris County…
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“Threats Are No Joke!” Public Awareness Campaign Launches
As Texas students return to school this fall, the Texas School Safety Center has just…
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Abbott Reappoints Six to Texas School Safety Center Board
Gov. Abbott announced Thursday that he has reappointed these six Texas School Safety Center board…
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School Safety Middle/High School Student Art Contest
The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) has announced this year’s Art in Action: Imagining Safe…
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Pearland ISD “Band Dads” Quickly Subdued Active Shooter during Music Contest at a Pasadena ISD School
A group of four tactically-trained “band dads” from Pearland ISD jumped into action Saturday and…
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Governor Appoints Eight to Texas School Safety Center Board
Gov. Abbott on Tuesday announced the following appointments to the Texas School Safety Center board:
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Adopted TEA Rules: Instructional Materials and Safe Schools
OER transition planning for districts and school safety/security reporting via the TEA’s Sentinel.
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State Auditor: Texas School Safety Center Failed to Ensure Required Info Received from Districts is Complete and Accurate
The Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO) has issued a 20-page report on the Texas School…
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Guilty Plea Exposes Plot to Commit “Mass Murder Attacks” at Two New Braunfels Area High Schools and a Buc-ee’s
Details of a plot to attack two New Braunfels area high schools and a Buc-ee’s were revealed as a 20-year-old man pleaded guilty late last week to federal charges.
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DPS: iWatchTexas Program Received Record Number of School Safety Reports in September
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) announced that its iWatchTexas program received a record number of school safety related reports during the month of September – more than double previous years.
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TEA Rule Update: DAEPs
Adopted: Defining violent conduct for the purpose of DAEP placement when the program is at capacity.
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DPS Highlights iWatchTexas Program Ahead of Wednesday’s “If You See Something, Say Something” Awareness Day
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans this week of the iWatchTexas program—…
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El Paso Produced Video Warns: “School Threats are No Joke”
El Paso County District Attorney Bill D. Hicks held a press conference this week to…
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TEA: 87% of Public School Campuses Passed their “Intruder Detection Audit” in School Year 2023-24
School facility security audits found no problems with 7,293 (87 percent) of the state’s 8,382…
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TEA Rules Update
New rural schools initiative and safe/secure school facilities.
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Governor / School Safety / TEA
Gov. Abbott Announces New “Sentinel” Texas School Safety System
Gov. Abbott this morning announced the launch of Sentinel, which he described as “an innovative…
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TEA Seeks Applicants for Listing in First-Ever School Safety Vendor Technology Directory
The TEA has begun accepting applications from vendors seeking to be listed in the first…
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School Safety Resources and Grants Finder Tool
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, and…
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Texas AG Paxton Issues School Safety Guidance — and Makes School Resource Officer Training Available
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today jointly announced (press release): “Advisory on School Safety for…
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Texas AG Answers a Question about School Marshals
Opinion No. KP-0454: A court would likely conclude that a school board could adopt regulations to authorize uniformed school marshals to “duty belt carry” a handgun.
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Feds Say Law Enforcement’s “Cascading Failures” During and After Robb Elementary Mass Shooting Cost Lives
The U.S. Justice Department this morning issued a scathing 575-page report detailing the numerous failures…
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AG Doubts Legality of School Systems Hiring “Independent Contractors” as School Resource Officers
A state attorney general’s opinion (KP-0447) issued today casts doubt on the legality of a…
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TEA to Buy 24 Chevy Vehicles for its New School Safety/Security Fleet
The TEA today posted an emergency bid notice seeking vendors that can supply 24 Chevrolet…
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Adopted TEA Rule Governs Mandatory School Drills and Active Threat Exercises
The TEA’s adopted revisions to a rule governing mandatory school drills and active threat exercises…
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Teen Gets Maximum 40 Year Prison Term in Shooting Death of Arlington ISD Student on School’s Steps
A Tarrant County jury today sentenced an Arlington teen to the maximum allowable (for a…
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Question About School Marshals Posed to Acting Attorney General
Whether school boards — under specific provisions of the Texas Education Code — may allow…
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TEA Adopts Final School Facility Safety and Security Standards
The TEA has announced the final adoption of rules to address school facility safety and…
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AG’s Opinion Sought on Student Resource Officer Question
Requested Opinion RQ-0506-KP This request for an attorney general’s opinion — asked by the Hardin…
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