September 17, 2019      4:11 PM

Texas House select committee on Mass Violence begins its work

DPS Director Steve McCraw and Deputy Director Skylor Hearn discuss agency protocols

Texans deserve better, Select House Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety Committee Chairman Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, said in his opening remarks at its first meeting today.

“My commitment to you is that we will listen, we will work, and we will engage in a serious conversation,” he said.

The 13-member committee was formed in the aftermath of mass shootings in El Paso and Midland/Odessa between July and August. 28 people were killed.

Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw and Deputy Director Skylor Hearn served as resource witnesses. They pointed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s eight executive orders and a set of legislative proposals aimed at inter-agency cooperation and additional resources to guide the committee’s work.

By James Russell

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