AUSTIN, Texas — Republican legislative leaders are approaching a deal on new spending by the state this summer in response to the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde.
The plan, though not finalized, would bolster mental health for children, improve school safety and give bulletproof shields to school police officers.
For more than a week, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have engaged in unusually public dickering over the timing and content of an emergency fund transfer to pay for the initiatives.
