Texas House mandates panic buttons in classrooms to prevent school shootings.

The Texas Legislature has passed a bill requiring silent panic buttons in classrooms across the state, along with other safety measures, to bolster school safety in the wake of the Uvalde shooting. The bill includes funding for security purposes, regular safety inspections of school buildings, and incentives for staff members to become armed campus "sentinels." The legislation overwhelmingly passed the Texas House with bipartisan support and now heads to the Senate.