here? we understand there is the fbi and the atf who are assisting local law enforcement officials on the scene. do we know why the federal investigators are part of this investigation? you know, look, texas has a history of coordinating with federal, state and local officials. so while we don t as a state like attorney general s office don t have an official role we will step in anytime we are asked to. a lot of times in smaller counties you will see it happen where they don t necessarily have the resources to deal with major crimes like this so you see federal and state officials ask to be part of the investigation so it can be done appropriately. you mentioned the fort hood shooting eight years ago today. do you think there could be any connection to that shooting in what happened today? you know, i don t know. it did occur to me that it is strange. i haven t verified that that is the exact date. i remember it happening about this time of the year.