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Lawmakers will give districts $15,000 per campus and $10 per student — an amount district leaders said falls far short of the cost to pay for the salary and equipment needed to outfit an officer.

The legislation is a GOP priority following the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde. But some Texas Democrats oppose the measure, arguing more guns in schools isn’t a logical solution.

These proposed requirements could take effect this school year after the Texas Education Agency takes public comment into consideration.

At least five school districts and one community college in the San Antonio area have received threats of violence in the last two weeks.The Boerne, New…