By: Gutierrez, Eckhardt, Menéndez S.C.R. No. 12
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, 19 school children were murdered and two teachers at
Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022, and
WHEREAS, hundreds of law enforcement officials, including at
least 91 Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers and rangers,
waited 77 minutes before ending the slaughter of innocence while
children and teachers bled out on the floor of their classroom; and
WHEREAS, the failure to intercede on behalf of the injured
and mortally wounded may have led to the death of several children
and, at least, one teacher, and exacerbated the wounds of other
victims; and
WHEREAS, the failure on behalf of the law enforcement
officials, including DPS employees, to adequately and efficiently
care for the wounded may have further aggravated the injuries and
suffering of the victims; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That a
student or teacher injured or killed during the attack on Robb
Elementary on May 24, 2022, with a claim based on the conduct or
negligence of a state employee is granted permission to sue the
State of Texas and any of its agencies, departments, bureaus,
boards, commissions, offices, councils, courts, and institutions
of higher education subject to Chapter 107, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, for damages authorized by law.