The mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde has been identified as the second deadliest mass school shooting in U.S. history. The deadliest occurred 11 years earlier in Connecticut. Though more than 2,000 miles away, that shooting hit home as few tragedies ever had before. The senseless killings of 20 schoolchildren no older than seven, along with six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown filled the hearts of so many with so much sorrow, so much anger and so much frustration that then-President Obama took to a podium at the White House to try to reassure the country and call lawmakers to action. Wiping tears from his eyes, President Barack Obama declared that the nation had to come together to end such tragedies.

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In Texas, the response from lawmakers was to implement something called the School Marshal Program in 2013 – giving educators the authority to carry weapons in schools. The idea, as its sponsor, former state Rep. Jason Villalba of Dallas explained, was to reduce the response time in an active school shooter situation to seconds, not minutes. Fast forward to today . Amid growing demands in Texas and beyond for action on gun safety after the tragedy in Uvalde, there is every indication that significant change to gun regulations will not be coming to Texas anytime soon. In our conversation with The Texas Tribune's Kate McGee, we learned just 84 school districts out of the state's 1,200 districts have opted into the School Marshal Program.

Against the backdrop of failures by law enforcement during the shooting at Robb Elementary, and resistance from state Republican leaders and the legislative majority to pass gun restrictions, it is not unlikely that we may soon see a renewed push to arm educators. This won't be the last word on the conversation – far from it. With statewide elections in November for spots from the Governor on down, Texans have more than enough reasons to make their voices heard. In the meantime, we continue to listen to your stories and share them on our program. We hope to hear from you soon.

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