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Criminal Justice

Houston Chief Calls 1977 Police Killing ‘Straight-Up Murder’

Associated Press

Posted on June 29, 2021 · Joe Campos Torres was a Mexican-American Vietnam War veteran who was beaten to death by Houston police officers in 1977.

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Celebrating Houston’s Latino Icons: Johnny Mata, Civil Rights Watchdog And Champion Of Police Reform

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on September 25, 2020 · Johnny Mata has dedicated more than half his life fighting against police brutality in Houston’s communities of color.

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Posted on May 30, 2023 · Security features such as increased lighting, surveillance cameras and call boxes also are coming to the part of the trail in the Third Ward area, according to Houston City Council member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz.

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I SEE U, Episode 2: The Reign Check [Encore]

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Posted on May 26, 2023 · Houston pastors reveal surprising revelations a year after Floyd’s death. This episode is an encore of the May 21, 2021 original broadcast.

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Accused Takeoff shooter Patrick Clark indicted on murder charges by Harris County grand jury

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Posted on May 25, 2023 · Clark, a 33-year-old Channelview man, is accused of fatally shooting Migos rapper Takeoff in downtown Houston on Nov. 1.

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Remembering George Floyd: Mixed results and lost momentum for changes in Texas, activist says

Ariel Worthy

Posted on May 25, 2023 · While a law was passed two years ago in Texas to prevent chokeholds like the one used on Floyd, so was one protecting law enforcement budgets, and other laws addressing reining in protestors. 

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