the texas education agency is providing supplemental counseling services. the texas department of public safety counseling is providing counseling services for law enforcement. and the fbi is also bringing in mental health services for law enforcement. it cannot be over emphasized the importance of law enforcement officers, all of them, seeking out and obtaining this mental health counseling. the district attorney's office for victim services has a phone number for all victims in a way is a victim here. and i was provided their number to give out to you publicly. this is the number for the district attorney's office. the number is 830-278-2916. at this time, i will pass the mic to lieutenant governor patrick. >> excuse me -- you are out of line and an embarrassment -- they need to get his -- out of here as does -- sir, you are out of line. please leave this auditorium. i can't believe you are a sick son of a -- that would come to a deal like this to make a -- why don't you get out of here? [indiscernible] >> there are family members who are crying as we spea

the person that comes up is mike moran, who is the commissioner for the texas education agency. so there is significant appropriations provided to ensure local school systems around the state have resources for this. one of the was the up front funding for that. >> the pics school safety center and our agency work in collaboration to provide technical assistance and training to counseling team leaders and others to ensure that the process and protocols of these procedures, including threat response plan to the operation of the hazards planned or practiced on a recurring basis. there have been essentially fairly significant efforts to bolster those managerial practices, and these detectives or preventative practices from schools all over the state of texas. we will continue to do more after any incident like this. of course, you reflect on lessons learned to ensure that we can prevent this kind of situation in schools going forward. >> if i could get a status to that. if i could add to that briefly, the house and senate worked together for the hundred million dollars, and to try

abbott: last is the head of the texas education agency, mike moran. >> thank you. gea has been working in close coordination with the school system. -- tea has been working in close coordination with the school system. i say thank you for other work our educators have done. we provide grant funds, supplemental counseling services provided around-the-clock since this began, and we will continue to provide support as the school district prepares for the summer and this fall. gov. abbott: whether it be the services you heard about -- there are many more than we talked about -- the state of texas has robust resources to ensure that these families who have been devastated by this horrific crime, as well as the entire community, we will be able to help them with any and all of their needs. i cannot emphasize enough that everybody -- students, teachers, law enforcement, everybody in this community -- please avail yourself of free mental health care. it will pay off in the long run. i will take a few questions. go ahead. reporter: [indiscernible] gov. abbott: i will direct

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the texas education agency is providing supplemental counselling services. blic safety counselling is providing counselling services for law enforcement. the fbi is also bringing in mental health services for law enforcement. it could not be overemphasized the importance of law enforcement officers, all of them, seeking out and obtaining this mental health counselling. the district attorney's office for victim services has a phone number available for all victims and candidly the entire community. and i was provided their number to give out to your publicly. this is the number for the district attorney's office for victim services. the number is 830-278-2916. at this time, i will pass the mic to lieutenant governor dan patrick. >> excuse me. excuse me. excuse me. >> sit down. you're out of line. sit down. no. >> sir, you're out of line. sir, you're out of line. sir, you're out of line. please leave this auditorium. i can't believe -- to make like this. why don't you get out of here. >> every confirmation for what we have, for what it's worth, we thought it wa

broader question is answered sufficiently, the person coming up is the commissioner for the texas education agency. >> so there's significant appropriations provided to ensure that the local school systems around the state have resources for one of the component, senate bill 11 was a school safety allotment, additional up-front funding for that. we provide training to assure the threat assessment protocol, including threat response plans and multi-hazard plans are practiced on a recurring basis. there have been fairly significant efforts to bolster those managerial practices in these detective or preventive practices in schools all over the state of texas. we will continue to do more. after any incident like this of course you reflect on lessons learned to ensure that we can prevent this kind of situation in schools going forward. >> if i can just add to that -- >> i'll call on you next. >> if i can just add to that briefly the house and senate worked together to put $100 million in trying to give the schools all the tools that they needed to try and protect the students. the marshals program, the

the texas education agency is providing supplemental counseling services. department of hub lick safety courage is providing counseling services for law enforcement. the fbi is also bringing in mental health services for law enforcement and could not be over emphasized the importance of law enforcement officers, all of them seeking out and obtaining this mental health counseling. the district attorney's office for victim services has a phone number available for all victims and the entire community in a what i is a victim here. and i was provided their number to give out to you publicly. this is the number for the district attorney's office for victim services. the number is 830-278-2916. and at this time i will pass the mic to lt. gov. dan patrick. >> excuse me, excuse me. excuse me. >> sit down. are you out of line and an embarrassment. sit down. get out -- >> no, you need to get back out of here. >> this is totally predictable when --? sir, are you out of line. sir, are you out of line! sir, you are out of line! please leave this auditorium. >> i can't be

. >> last is the head of the texas education agency. >> >> thank you.ool system. i want to say thank you to hal for your leadership. and for the work that all of our educators have done that the agency provides support directly in the form of grant funds. we have offered several mental health counselling services. they have been provided around the clock and this began. we'll continue to provide support as the district prepares for this summer. >> whether it's the services you heard about or many more that you talked about providing to local officials, the state of texas has robust resources to ensure that these families that have been devastated by this horrific crime as well as the entire community, we will be able to help them with any and all of their needs. i cannot overemphasize enough that everybody, student, teachers, law enforcement, everybody in the community, please avail yourself of absolutely free mental healthcare. it will pay off in the long run. with that, i'll be happy to take a few questions. >> [question inaudible] >> sure. so -- >> [

. >> thank you, and last is the head of the texas education agency, mike morath. >> thank you.king in close coordination with the school system. i want to say thank you publicly to hal herrell for your leadership and for all the work our educators have done. the agency provides support directly in the form of grant funds. we have offered several mental counseling services. those have been provided really around the clock, since this began. and we'll continue to provide support as the school district prepares its responses for both summer and this fall. >> thank you. so once again, whether it be the services you heard about or there are many more that we talked about earlier providing briefing to local officials. the state of texas has robust resources to insure that these families who have been devastated by this horrific crime, as well as the entire community, we will be able to help them with any and all of their needs. i cannot overemphasize enough that everybody, students, teachers, law enforcement, everybody in this community, please avail yourself of absolutely free menta

the person coming up is mike morath who is the commissioner for the texas education agency. >> there's significant appropriations to provided to ensure the local school systems around the state have resources, one of the components of senate bill 11, the texas school safety sfr and our agency work in collaboration to provide technical assistance and training to school district leaders, counseling team leaders, others to ensure that the threat assessment protocols and the procedures including threat response plans and the operational multihazard plans are practiced on a recurring basis. so there have been essentially fairly significant efforts to bolster those managerial practices and these detective or preventative practices in schools all over the state of texas. we will continue to do more after any incident like this, of course you reflect on lessons learned to ensure that we can prevent this kind of situation in schools going forward. >> if i can just add to that. >> one sec, i'll call on you next. >> if i can just add to that briefly. in 19 the house and senate worked together, pu

want to come up this the person coming up as mike morass, who is the commissioner for the texas education agency. so there are significant appropriations provided to ensure that the local school systems around the state have resources for this. one of the components of 11 was a school safety allotment. it was additional upfront funding for that. the texas school safety center and our agency work in collaboration to provide technical assistance and training to school district leaders, counseling team leaders, others to ensure that the threat assessment protocols in these procedures including threat response plans. the operational, multi hazard plans are practiced on a recurring basis. so there have been essentially a fairly significant efforts to bolster those managerial practices and these detective or per preventative practices in schools all over the state of texas. we will continue to do more after any incident like this. of course you reflect on lessons learned or 2 to ensure that we can prevent this kind of situation in schools are going forward. if i can, like you were watching or does it,

the texas education agency providing supplemental counsel services. s for law enforcement. the fbi is also bringing in mental health services for law enforcement. law enforcement officers, all of them seeking out and obtaining this mental health counseling. a phone number available for all victims. i was provided their number to give out to you, publicly. the number for the district attorney's office. 830-278-2916. at this time, i will pass the microphone to lieutenant governor dan patrick. >> excuse me. excuse me. >> sit down. you are out of line and an embarrassment. [inaudible] >> this is not a place to talk this over. sir, you are out of line. sir, you are out of line. please leave this auditorium. >> i cannot believe you are a sick son of a [bleep] that would come here and do that. it is [bleep] like you. why don't you get out of here. [inaudible] >> we are going to stay on that but it looked like challenging the governors job. a critic at the governor has not done enough to address guns. they do little to monitor the safety are provided enough ba

the person coming up is mike morath, the commissioner for the texas education agency. >> so there is significant appropriations provided to ensure that the local school systems around the state have resources for this, one of the components of senate bill 11, additional up front funding for that. texas school safety center and our agency work in collaboration to provide technical assistance in training, to leaders to ensure that the threat assessment protocols and the procedures including threat response plans, operational multi-hazard plans are practiced on a recurring basis. so there have been essentially fairly significant efforts to bolster those managerial practices and these detective or preventative practices around the state of texas. we will continue to do more, after any incident like this of course you reflect on lessons learned to ensure that we can prevent this kind of situation in schools going forward. >> if i can just add to that. >> n19, house and senate work together, put $100 million into trying to give the schools all the tools that they needed to try and protect

last is the head of the texas education agency, mike morath. >> thank you.in close coordination with the school system. thank you publically to hal for your leadership. for the work that all of our educators have done. the agency provides support directly in the form of grant funds. we offered several mental counseling services. those have been provided around the clock. since this began. will continue to provide support as the school district prepares its responses for summer and this fall. >> thank you. once again, whether it be the services you heard about or there are many more we talked about earlier providing briefing to local officials, the state of texas has robust resources to ensure that these families who have been devastated by this horrific crime, as well as the community, we will be able to help them with any and all of their needs. i cannot overemphasize enough that everybody, students, teachers, law enforcement, everybody in this community, please, avail yourself of salutely free mental health care. it will pay off in the long run. with that,

texas legislation. >> thank you. dea has been working in coordination with the school system, i want to say thank you publicly for your leadership and the work our educators have done. the agency provides supports directly in the form of grant funds, we offered counseling services providing round-the-clock began and we will continue to provide support as the school district prepares responses for summer and fall. thank you. >> so once again, whether services heard about work there are many more we talked about earlier providing local officials, senate texas has robust resources to ensure that these families who have been devastated by this horrific crime as well as the entire community, we will be able to help them with any and all of their needs. i cannot over emphasize enough that everybody, students, teachers, law enforcement, everybody in the community avail yourself of absolutely free mental health care, it will pay off in the long run. i will take a few questions go ahead. [inaudible] >> sure, so -- [inaudible] will directly answer your questions will before i start answering questions unrelated to the discussion about the benefits we are providing the community, let's t