One of the reasons I’m proud to chair this committee and proud of our speaker giving us these tasks is because I serve with a bipartisan group of the most dedicated public servants, especially when it comes to issues affecting our children, like mental health or criminal justice. “As we work on ways to improve mental health resources, and outcomes. Jose Manuel Lozano (R – Kingsville), at the start of the hearing. The tragedy in Uvalde, although it’s not on our agenda today, is tied to the work of this committee,” said the committee’s chair, Rep.
“As you all know, we have heavy hearts right now with our fellow Texans who passed in Uvalde. Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for the city on Tuesday. The hearing was held just days after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde in south Texas, which claimed the lives of 21 people including 19 children and 2 teachers and prompted Gov.