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Texas Senate approves $800M school safety bill in final days of special session

By Hannah Norton

Senate Bill 5 would create a grant program to help school districts hire armed guards. Its fate is unclear in the Texas House, which passed a separate school safety proposal in November.

The ceiling of the Texas Capitol rotunda.
Texas House cuts private school vouchers from ...
A supporter of education savings accounts holds up a sign at an Oct. 16 rally.
What to expect as the Texas House ...
House Bill 1 would create an education savings account program, increase per-student funding for public schools and more. The sweeping proposal is headed to the Texas House floor after a lengthy committee hearing. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
$7.6B voucher, school funding bill heads to ...
The Texas Capitol on a clear day in August 2023.
Texas Senate rushes education, border bills through chamber
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at his inauguration ceremony for his third term Jan. 17.
4th Texas special session to focus on education, border security amid GOP infighting
A student holds up a sign at a rally for education savings account Oct. 16 at the Texas Capitol.
School vouchers, teacher pay raises unlikely in current Texas special session
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a pro-voucher rally Oct. 16 at the Texas Capitol.
In final days of special session, Gov. Abbott adds school funding to the agenda
Gov. Greg Abbott discusses the Texas-Mexico border during a May 8 news conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Texas House approves border security bills, COVID-19 vaccine mandate ban after heated debate
The south side of the Texas Capitol surrounded by trees on a sunny day.
5 things to know about the Texas House’s priority education bill
Gov. Greg Abbott discusses border security at a May 8 press conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Texas House committee advances bill to create state crime for illegal immigration
desks in a classroom
$5.2B public school funding bill clears Texas Senate, heads to House
Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, speaks in the Texas Senate.
Texas Senate passes bill to help families pay for private schools
The Texas Capitol in front of a clear, blue sky.
Texas Senate committee advances COVID-19 vaccination mandate ban for private employers