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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Pavan Acharya

DARK SECRETS: Legislature considers paying much more for school safety | Rare Historical Photos

Two DPS officers test classroom doors and patrol the campus at Dalton Elementary School on the first day of school in Uvalde on Sept. 6, 2022.
Officers test classroom doors and patrol an elementary school in Uvalde on the first day of classes in September 2022. How to pay the cost of armed guards at schools is on the agenda for Texas lawmakers. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have repeatedly asked the state for more money to fulfill the requirement.

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