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5 Houston City Council Members Outline Police Reform Proposals In Letter To Mayor Turner

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on August 31, 2020 · The reforms include changes to the city's Independent Police Oversight Board, but do not include budget cuts.

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Special Edition: HPD Chief Art Acevedo and Activist Ashton P. Woods (June 1, 2020)

Posted on June 1, 2020 · The police chief and a civil rights activist discuss George Floyd, race and Houston protests.

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Houston violent crime dropped by 10 percent in 2022, police survey shows

Posted on February 3, 2023 · The Houston Police Department was one of seven U.S. law enforcement agencies, out of 70 to participate in the Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, to see declines in all four categories of violent crime.

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Officer-involved shooting prompted lockdown at Wisdom High School, suspects in custody

Posted on February 2, 2023 · Police said one of the suspects went into the school auditorium with at least 100 other students. Two of the suspects involved were students at the school. No students or staff were hurt.

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How Houston police are trained (Jan. 31, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 31, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: In the aftermath of the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, we take a closer look at how police officers are trained in Houston and how that has changed in recent years.

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How the Nation is Responding to the Tyre Nichols Traffic Stop

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on January 30, 2023 · What the video footage says about the state of police violence in the United States and if we will ever see change take place.

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