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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