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Katy ISD and the $15 Million Safety Gap: Expert Analysis of Texas Senate Bill 546 and School Bus Retrofitting The safety of our children is not a line item in a budget; it is a moral and legal mandate. In Katy, Texas, a significant conversation is currently unfolding within the Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) regarding the financial feasibility of installing three-point seat belts across its entire bus fleet. As senior trucking litigation attorneys at Attorney911, we have spent over 27 years holding transportation operators accountable for safety failures. We know that when a 30,000-pound vehicle is involved in a collision, the presence or absence of a seat belt is often the difference between a minor bruise and a catastrophic, life-altering injury. Texas Senate Bill 546, which went into effect last September, has set a clear clock for districts across the Lone Star State. By September 2029, every school bus must be equipped with three-point seat belts. While the deadline seems distant, the evaluation and reporting phase is due by the end of this current school year. Katy ISD’s transportation department has revealed a sobering reality: out of their 840 operated or contracted buses, only 288 (34%) are currently…