• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Dallas Sports Today

Dallas Sports News Continuously Updated

  • Football
    • Cowboys
    • Renegades
  • Rangers
  • Basketball
    • Mavericks
    • Wings
  • Stars
  • FC Dallas
  • Colleges
    • Southern Methodist
    • Texas Christian
    • University of Texas
    • University of North Texas

Ideas about potential legislation emerging among Texas lawmakers after Uvalde school massacre

June 3, 2022 by CBS DFW

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Following the Uvalde school massacre, Democratic State Senator Royce West is among the Senators named by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to the newly formed Special Committee To Protect All Texans.

Senator West said Thursday that he agrees with Governor Greg Abbott’s request that the special committees in the Senate and House come up with recommendations on school safety, mental health, firearm safety, police training, and social media. “Let’s not underscore the importance of what we’re doing, as relates to some of these issues, more specifically, the issue concerning firearms, that’s the big issue right there, and how people in the state of Texas want to deal with that.”

Republican State Senator Drew Springer isn’t on the committee but said Thursday he will attend the committee’s first hearing at the Texas Capitol June 23rd.

He said he’s already had discussions with his fellow Republican lawmakers about potential legislation. 

“If we have adolescents today, they get caught drinking, they don’t get their driver’s license at 16, they have to wait longer,” Springer said. “Maybe if we have somebody who’s threatened to shoot at school to do violence, who’s harmed animals, and said, being able to get the gun at 18, maybe it’s 21, maybe it’s 25.” 

Springer said he opposes Democrats’ calls for universal background checks and that any red-flag laws that he would consider must allow for a person’s due process rights. 

“I got to say, the vast, vast majority of our law-abiding citizens own guns for their own protection,” Springer said. “Nobody’s addressing taking guns away from the bad guys. All they really usually want to do is figure out how do we take guns from law abiding citizens and I can’t support that.”

Senator West said reaching consensus is necessary. 

“I’m realistic, that if we don’t have Republican support, on at least discussing these issues, and trying to come up with a compromise solution, nothing will get done,” West said. “What you work on, is trying to find common ground as it relates to other incremental change that will put citizens in the best position so they will be safe, and feels secure and sending their kids to school, going grocery shopping, being able to go to church.”

The Senators said they need to review laws the legislature passed in 2019 following the deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School.

That includes nearly $300 million allocated for children’s mental health in schools. 

Senator Springer said, “Uvalde, unfortunately, was not accepted into the program by UT Health San Antonio. And we need to find out why after three years, they still haven’t fully got it gotten up to taking all schools in.”

He also said more needs to be reviewed.

“Texas State did an audit of over 1000 school districts in less than 20% of them had put in active shooter programming,” Springer said. “Now that says of 2020, and we’re going to ask for an update to see how far they work.”

Both Senators Springer and West said once the House and Senate committees develop recommendations, the Governor should call them back for a special session to pass specific legislation.

Governor Abbott hasn’t given any indication yet whether there will be a special session. 

See Jack’s full interview with Senator Springer:  


9560e8d57077b3e53b4de727830be13f-3.jpg


Texas State Senator Drew Springer on new committee focused on safety

11:07

See Jack’s full interview with Senator West:


cb0162780e1f94a9987cf61cc7222801-5.jpg


Texas State Senator Royce West on being named to committee focused on safety

12:49

Filed Under: Rangers

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • (no title)
  • Countdown to Kickoff 2025: 49 days until Horned Frog Football!
  • Avalanche add former Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol as assistant to boost power play
  • Summer League Notes: Flagg, C. Porter, Sarr, Raptors
  • Rangers hope lightning strikes twice with small-town Tennessee draft pick

Categories

  • Basketball
    • Mavericks
    • Wings
  • Colleges
    • Southern Methodist
    • Texas Christian
    • University of North Texas
    • University of Texas
  • FC Dallas
  • Football
    • Cowboys
  • Rangers
  • Stars
  • Uncategorized

Archives

Our Partners

All Sports

  • CBS DFW
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • WFAA - ABC 8
  • 105.3 The Fan
  • 247 Sports
  • Bleacher Report
  • Sport DFW
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today

Baseball

  • MLB.com
  • Last Word On Baseball
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Nolan Writin
  • Lone Star Ball

Basketball

  • NBA.com
  • Amico Hoops
  • Hoops Hype
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Last Word On Pro Basketball
  • Mavs Moneyball
  • Real GM
  • Pro Basketball Talk
  • The Smoking Cuban
  • High Post Hoops

Football

  • Dallas Cowbows
  • Blogging The Boys
  • Cowboys Wire
  • Last Word On Pro Football
  • NFL Trade Rumors
  • Our Turf Football
  • The Landry Hat
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Football Talk
  • Total Cowboys

Hockey

  • Black Out Dallas
  • Defending Big D
  • Last Word On Hockey
  • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Talk
  • The Hockey Writers

Soccer

  • Big D Soccer
  • Last Word on Soccer
  • MLS Multiplex

College

  • Burnt Orange Nation
  • Busting Brackets
  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Forgotten 5
  • Frogs O' War
  • Hookem Headlines
  • Saturday Blitz
  • Zags Blog

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in