The Texas Senate unanimously passed a school safety bill that would require increased security measures across the state.
“Texans have been reminded far too often that evil exists and that we live in a broken world,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a press release on Wednesday following the bill’s passing. “SB [Senate Bill] 11 is a top priority of mine and of all 31 senators because it represents a blueprint for our schools to use to harden their facilities moving forward.
“This is the most robust school-based response framework that Texas has ever designed and is the product of a year’s worth of bipartisan research and planning.”…