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Lawmakers hear bill to create grant program for ballistic vehicle glass
Summary
A subcommittee heard testimony on HB 967, which would allow the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to run grants (if funded) to help law enforcement agencies install ballistic glass in patrol vehicles; witnesses cited Texas experience and vendor testimony about costs and mobile installation options.
Representative Ridley introduced HB 967 (LC 630001), describing it as "a pretty short bill" to "create a grant program for law enforcement agencies to receive funding if appropriated by the General Assembly to install ballistic glass in their police vehicles." The program would be administered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), which he said would set eligibility and technical criteria.
Committee members asked about scale and cost. Chairman John Albers and others pressed for fleet numbers and unit prices; witnesses and…
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