Texas is expected to approve a measure that allows school districts to deploy an unlimited number of armed marshals. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, is expected to sign a bill sent to him on Wednesday that removes a cap on armed guards at public schools, according to The Associated Press. Texas'
Texas is expected to approve a measure that allows school districts to deploy an unlimited number of armed marshals.
Texas created the school marshal program after the 2012 slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Schools in Texas weren't required to have marshals, and many that chose to add them didn't immediately do so, the AP reported. Some larger districts instead have contracts with local law enforcement agencies.
Texas had fewer than 40 certified school marshals across more than 1,000 public school districts in early 2018, the AP reported. Applications rose sharply after the slayings at Santa Fe, increasing that figure to nearly 200.
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