'This Week in Texas' centers Texas House and Senate leaders on schools safety and security

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Education was the focus of the first two installments of ABC13's This Week in Texas. In the fourth episode of the series, we'll hear from the Texas House and Senate leaders on the state's progress in keeping schools safe.

Join Eyewitness News' political reporter Tom Abrahams as we hear from the political insiders about what Texas has done and what it still needs to do to keep children and teachers safe during the school year.

ABC13's investigative reporter Ted Oberg also joins this panel to discuss a recent report to see the lengths that school police departments go to investigate possible threats and prevent violence on school grounds.

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