Texas Lt Governor Wants $50 Million For Bulletproof Shields To Be Provided To Public School Police Officers

The Texas Tribune reports:

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on state leaders Friday to move around $50 million in the state budget to buy bulletproof shields for school police officers following a mass shooting last month at an elementary school in Uvalde where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers.

“I am asking the Speaker of the House to join the Senate members of the Legislative Budget Board and me next week in a budget execution letter to move $50 million to either the Governor’s Office or Department of Public Safety (DPS) to begin buying these bulletproof shields as soon as possible so every member of school law enforcement has one,” Patrick said

Patrick’s request would require the approval of House Speaker Dade Phelan and other House members of the state’s Legislative Budget Board.

Read the full article. Texas recently diverted $1 billion in state funds for the governor’s “Operation Lone Star” border stunt, which resulted in zero apprehended migrants and zero confiscated drugs.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on state leaders Friday to move around $50 million in the state budget to buy bulletproof shields for school police officers following a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde. https://t.co/S3H9uvxIoN

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 3, 2022