The School Safety Allotment Receipt

The receipt

SB 260's official Texas Legislature caption says it relates to "the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program." The TLO history page lists it as signed by the governor on June 20, 2025, and effective on September 1, 2025.

That is the sourced claim: Patrick's Capitol moved a bill about the school safety allotment, and the bill became law on the timeline shown by TLO.

The Patrick problem

Dan Patrick talks like every Texas classroom can be secured with one more Capitol knob, one more allotment, one more announcement polished until it reflects the camera lights.

Parents do not grade on press-release energy. They want schools that are safe, staffed, and accountable in real life. A funding mechanism is not the same thing as proof that every campus has what it needs.

Receipts, not fog machines

The same-run sources verify the caption, enrolled text, signed status, and effective date. They do not verify campus staffing levels, response times, threat-prevention outcomes, or whether districts will actually have enough resources after the math hits the ground.

So the honest version is simple: SB 260 is a school-safety-allotment law. It is not a magic vest for every classroom.

Vote for practical schools

Texas schools deserve leaders who measure success by student safety and local needs, not by how many times Austin can rename the same responsibility.

Vikki Goodwin is the better direction: practical, accountable government instead of Patrick's endless safety theater with a ribbon on it.