Here's one for all the "I wish I could get to Austin for a hearing" folks in the DFW area.
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/schedules/html/C3852019101009001.HTM
House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety
9:00 AM, Thursday, October 10, 2019
Brookhaven College, Building C, Performance Hall
3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas 75244
The committee will hear public testimony on the following duties:
(1) examine options for strengthening enforcement measures for current laws that prevent the transfer of firearms to felons and other persons prohibited by current law from possessing firearms;
(2) examine impediments and challenges to the timely reporting of relevant criminal history information and other threat indicators to state and federal databases;
(3) examine the role of digital media and technology in threat detection, assessment, reporting, and prevention, including the collaboration between digital media and law enforcement;
(4) evaluate the ongoing and long-term workforce needs of the state related to cybersecurity, mental health, law enforcement, and related professionals; and
(5) evaluate current protocols and extreme risk indicators used to identify potential threats and consider options for improving the dissemination of information between federal, state, and local entities and timely and appropriate intervention of mental health professionals.
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/schedules/html/C3852019101009001.HTM
House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety
9:00 AM, Thursday, October 10, 2019
Brookhaven College, Building C, Performance Hall
3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas 75244
The committee will hear public testimony on the following duties:
(1) examine options for strengthening enforcement measures for current laws that prevent the transfer of firearms to felons and other persons prohibited by current law from possessing firearms;
(2) examine impediments and challenges to the timely reporting of relevant criminal history information and other threat indicators to state and federal databases;
(3) examine the role of digital media and technology in threat detection, assessment, reporting, and prevention, including the collaboration between digital media and law enforcement;
(4) evaluate the ongoing and long-term workforce needs of the state related to cybersecurity, mental health, law enforcement, and related professionals; and
(5) evaluate current protocols and extreme risk indicators used to identify potential threats and consider options for improving the dissemination of information between federal, state, and local entities and timely and appropriate intervention of mental health professionals.