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FILE - Law enforcement officers respond to Santa Fe High School after an active shooter was reported on campus in Santa Fe, Texas, May 18, 2018. A lawsuit accusing the parents of a former Texas high school student of negligence for not securing weapons he allegedly used in a 2018 shooting at his campus that killed 10 people was set to go before a jury on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

FILE - Law enforcement officers respond to Santa Fe High School after an active shooter was reported on campus in Santa Fe, Texas, May 18, 2018. A lawsuit accusing the parents of a former Texas high school student of negligence for not securing weapons he allegedly used in a 2018 shooting at his campus that killed 10 people was set to go before a jury on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing listens to an attorney's objection to a definition in the jury charges in his courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing listens to an attorney's objection to a definition in the jury charges in his courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Attorney Lori Laird, representing Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, looks through documents before closing arguments begin Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Attorney Lori Laird, representing Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, looks through documents before closing arguments begin Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Plaintiff attorney Alton Todd, seated, talks with Roberto Torres, the court assigned civil attorney for accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Plaintiff attorney Alton Todd, seated, talks with Roberto Torres, the court assigned civil attorney for accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Rose Marie Kosmetatos, left, and her husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, talk before the start of the civil trial against them Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Rose Marie Kosmetatos, left, and her husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, talk before the start of the civil trial against them Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Rose Marie Kosmetatos, left, and her husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, listen to their attorneys discuss a motion Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, during their civil trial in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)

Rose Marie Kosmetatos, left, and her husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, listen to their attorneys discuss a motion Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, during their civil trial in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)