Gov. Greg Abbott wants the Texas Education Agency to create a chief of school safety to oversee security efforts in the wake of the Uvalde massacre.
This person should be a school security expert who can be a resource to both districts and the Legislature, Abbott said, as well as someone who can implement safety programs.
Whoever is chosen as the state’s Chief of School Safety and Security will report to the education commissioner, with a direct line to the governor’s office, Abbott wrote in a Thursday letter to Commissioner Mike Morath.
