AUSTIN, Texas — The final day of Governor Abbott's roundtable was filled with emotion as families affected by mass shootings shared their concerns with lawmakers.

On Thursday survivors and their families showed up from Santa Fe, Sutherland Springs, and Alpine, Texas where there was a school shooting almost two years ago. Many of them were candid about what needs to change in Texas schools.

 

"They have to do it quickly. It can't wait,” said Kim Morrison a parent of a Santa Fe student. “It can't sit on somebody's desk for months or years and be debated about. We have to have safe schools now and if anyone thinks it can't happen in their town. If it can happen in a little sleepy little town like Santa Fe Texas with a population of 13,000. It can happen anywhere. It can happen right now."

Some topics mentioned yesterday were arming police on campus, arming teachers, adding metal detectors as well as educating students about the warning signs.

One parent pressed lawmakers to make changes before the next school year begins.