How Texas police connect to monitor school safety at start of new year

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The new school year is already beginning for some Central Texas districts, and members of different law enforcement agencies across the area gathered Wednesday to develop better connections with each other and share advice about how to keep schools safe.

The Austin Regional Intelligence Center, which is managed by the Austin Police Department, held its second school safety symposium. Det. West Williams said this meeting at a conference center in north Austin is especially helpful this year...