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Schools in Kleberg County met Wednesday to put together a school safety plan and they are working on a deadline.

After organizing an event to make comforting items for Uvalde families, Nueces County employees traveled to Uvalde Saturday to hand deliver those items and more.

"To join together in solemn prayer, I invite you to a Prayer Vigil on Thursday, June 2 at Heritage Park at 7:30 p.m.," Mayor Paulette Guajardo said.

There's growing concern about the state of Little Bay as residents and environmentalists worry about how many pollutants flow into the bay daily.

Organization leaders said the money will help find positive role models for at-risk youth in San Patricio County.

CCISD officials said in a statement they "will have increased law enforcement presence in the district and at graduations," as the school year draws to a close.

Nueces County's emergency Managment Department hosted a n afternoon of crafts to support Uvalde families. Volunteers were writing positive messages and making blankets for the families.

A new requires a specific way to park RV's on Port Aransas beaches. Vacationers said they understand why it was done, but still disagree with it.

Kingsville ISD Superintendent Dr. Cissy Reynolds-Perez cited the recent Uvalde tragedy, a "copy-cat threat" being made to a district middle school, and the district's priority on student and staff safety, as reasons for the change.

The APPD police chief speaks on the tragedy in Uvalde, what his department is doing to be prepared for those situations, and how close the tragedy hits home for his family.