Town Square
No Knock Warrants – Are they worth the risk? Should they go away?
Posted on · Legal and law enforcement experts discuss how we got to this point with no-knock warrants and where we go from here.
Tag: no-knock warrants
Criminal Justice
Houston Lawmakers Propose Statewide Ban On No-Knock Warrants
Posted on · State Rep. Gene Wu and state Sen. Borris Miles each filed the legislation in the wake of the botched January 2019 Harding Street drug raid and the March 2020 police killing of Breonna Taylor.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: HPD’s New Drug Raid Policy, And I-45 Project Concerns (Oct. 24, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: HPD's new policy for serving high-risk warrants in drug cases, citizens share their concerns about TxDOT's plans for improving I-45, and the challenge of being a strong-willed woman in communities of faith.
News
HPD Completes Investigation Of Botched Drug Raid, As Private Forensics Team Raises New Questions
Posted on · The Houston Police Department has turned over a report of its investigation into the deadly drug raid on Harding Street to the district attorney.
Houston Matters
Full Show: No Knock Warrants, And Bringing The Arts To Juvenile Detention, (March 22, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: New rules for no-knock warrants, bringing the arts to at-risk youth, breaking down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the news, and an informal spelling bee.
Houston Matters
Full Show: No-Knock Raids, And Unsung Civil Rights Leaders (Feb. 19, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: HPD ends the use of no-knock raids. We learn about some unsung Civil Rights activists. An art exhibit features work by adults with disabilities. And we reflect on what the film Reality Bites says about Houston, 25 years later.