Lawmakers approve school safety bill that would require an armed person at every Texas campus

Every school in Texas will need to have an armed guard under a bill sent to Gov. Greg Abbot on Sunday. (Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune)

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Texas lawmakers sent a sweeping school safety measure to Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday, including in their response to last year’s Uvalde massacre a requirement to post an armed security officer at every school and provide mental health training for certain district employees.