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Police: El Paso Shooting Suspect Said He Targeted Mexicans

CEDAR ATTANASIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS / Jake Bleiberg, AP / Paul J. Weber, AP

Posted on August 9, 2019 · Patrick Crusius has been charged with capital murder and is being held without bond. Federal prosecutors have said they are also considering hate-crime charges.

Tags dallas El Paso hate crime Patrick Crusius texas

Texas

John William King To Be Executed Wednesday For 1998 Lynching In Jasper

Eric Stone, HPM Intern

Posted on April 23, 2019 · King and two others dragged James Byrd, Jr. behind a pickup truck for three miles, killing him.

Tags hate crime James Byrd  Jr. Jasper Texas John william king lynching Texas executions

Health & Science

Drumbeat Of Hate Crimes Traumatizes Houston Muslims

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 15, 2019 · The mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand are only the latest in a string of attacks the local Muslim community has coped with over the past year.

Tags Christchurch hate crime Houston Islam Houston's Muslim community mental health

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Houston Mourns 11 Killed At Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 29, 2018 · The massacre follows a 60 percent spike in anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. last year.

Tags anti-Semitism hate crime Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting Tree of Life Synagogue

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Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Texas Mosque

Associated Press

Posted on July 10, 2018 · The man is charged with a hate crime and also with use of a fire to commit a federal felony in the January 2017 fire that destroyed an Islamic center in Victoria

Tags hate crime islam mosque muslim religion

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Man Charged With Hate Crime Attack On Lyft Driver

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 21, 2017 · The incident, which was investigated by the Houston Police Department, occurred in the early morning hours of July 21, 2017.

Tags district attorney hate crime houston lyft middle east violence

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Man Indicted For Hate Crime For Texas Mosque Fire

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on June 22, 2017 · During a court hearing in March on an unrelated charge, prosecutors alleged Perez believed the mosque's worshippers were "terrorists."

Tags arson fire hate crime mosque

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Jewish Community Center In Houston Responds To “Non-Credible” Bomb Threat

Laura Isensee

Posted on February 20, 2017 · In recent weeks, there’s been a wave of false bomb threats made to Jewish community centers across the United States,

Tags bomb threat hate crime JCC security

Politics

Hate Crime, Harassment Spike In Aftermath Of Trump’s Election

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 15, 2016 · Dena Marks of the Anti-Defamation League talks about what happened in Texas, which saw the largest number of incidents after California and New York.

Tags Anti-Defamation League civil rights Donald Trump hate crime White nationalists

Politics

Why Do People Commit Hate Crimes?

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 17, 2016 · More than 400 hate crimes and related cases of harassment took place across the U.S. in the six days after Election Day. Roughly 10 percent occurred in Texas.

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News

When Is A Hate Crime Not A Hate Crime?

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 15, 2016 · A distinction for police is lost on the victim.

Tags DiverseCity hate crime Houston Police Department LGBTQ rights

Politics

Hate Crimes In Houston Go Underreported, Rarely Prosecuted

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 15, 2016 · A brutal murder in East Texas led to the passage of state and federal laws requiring harsh penalties for hate crimes. So why are they so little used?

Tags DiverseCity fbi harris county district attorney hate crime justice department

News

Investigators Seek Motive For Christmas Day Fire At Houston Mosque

Carrie Feibel

Posted on December 29, 2015 · Investigators are still seeking a motive for a fire intentionally set on Christmas day at a storefront mosque in southwest Houston, off Wilcrest.

Tags arson ATF hate crime houston mosque

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