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Again, not just in uvalde, but across the state. there is certainly, when you talk about school hardening in texas, because the republicans like to pat themselves on the back, we spent $100 million in 2019, just last summer we spent $4 million on this operation, on this failed operation lone star. by the way, 91 of its officers were at this school, and so that tells you a little bit about how they have failed in their bid of community policing. we have a lot to do for school safety. and a long way to go. >> texas state senator roland guiterrez, thank you for your time today. >> thank you so mu...

A special school board meeting to vote on firing uvalde's school police chief, pete arredondo, has been canceled today. arredondo faces intense criticism over his handling of the robb elementary school massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers. he is currently on administrative leave. i want to bring in texas state senator roland guiterrez who represents uvalde district. good to see you. so what is your response to the canceling of this meeting, and do you have an understanding as to why? >> well, i haven't been in touch with anybody today on that, other than what i've read. i understa...

Starts truly going down to uvalde and looking at what is necessary. the mayor and i have asked him to do so. it is time that we put significant resources in uvalde, not just depend on the likes of bo jackson and others who brought money in on his behest. >> you mentioned bo jackson because he very generally, he presented a check of some $170,000, for the family members of, you know, who are still suffering and in pain, by what took place two months ago. so huge generosity on his part to assist. but i wonder, for you, and for these families, we're just weeks away, right, from school restarting,...