State senator to file $300 million compensation fund bill for families of Uvalde school shooting victims

UVALDE, Texas – State Sen. Roland Gutierrez on Wednesday will announce plans to file a bill in the next session of the Texas Legislature that will create a fund for the victims of the Uvalde school shooting.

Gutierrez will make the announcement at 2 p.m. at the Uvalde Town Square.

You can watch the news conference in a livestream in the video player above.

Gutierrez will be joined by some family members of the victims.

Gutierrez faces Republican Robert Garza in his race to be re-elected to District 19.