WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sought Wednesday to push through a plan to direct billions of federal dollars toward more police officers and...
he recalled, adding that he has visited other Texas communities rocked by mass shootings over the years.He alluded to a common pattern of alienated young men descending into mental illness over time before ultimately committing unspeakable crimes.
Critical race theory has become a favorite — and critics say overhyped — boogeyman cited by conservatives. It generally refers to an academic framework that probes the way policies and laws uphold systemic racism, but it’s not being taught in K-12 schools — at least not in Texas, education leaders say.indicating many schools still lack adequate mental health funding.
Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas co-wrote, with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., legislation recently signed by President Joe Biden that provides money for mental health care, school safety measure and small changes in U.S. gun regulations. “I pray that we don’t, but evil exists in the world and if another lunatic attacks a school and there’s not a police officer at the front door to stop him, remember right now, remember this moment when the Democrats said ‘no, we will not protect our kids,’” Cruz said.
In an interview afterward, Cruz said he had no information about Murphy’s talks with Lankford and reiterated his criticism of Murphy for not engaging in substantive debate.
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