Town Square
Ground Zero 360 “Remembrance” exhibition honors the lives lost on 9/11
Posted on · Artist Nicola McClean created this exhibit to remember and honor the victims, families, and first responders of the September 11th terror attacks
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Technology
New Study Shows IT Use Can Cut Violence To Police Officers
Posted on · Roughly 50,000 police officers are assaulted on the job nationally.
News
Police Officers Are Almost Never Convicted of Murder; Body Cameras May Have Made The Difference in This Texas Case
Posted on · After more than 13 hours of deliberation, jurors convicted former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, 15-year-old black teenager.
City of Houston
City Council Approves Putting Police And Firefighters Pay Parity Item on November Ballot
Posted on · Mayor Turner, who opposes the pay parity because he considers the City can’t afford it, will hold town hall meetings on the item
News
No Charges In Fatal Shooting Of Alton Sterling By Louisiana Police
Posted on · Louisiana's attorney general ruled out criminal charges against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of Sterling during a struggle outside a convenience store where the 37-year-old black man was selling homemade CDs
News
Grand Jury Won’t Indict Two Police Officers Who Shot Black Man In Ohio
Posted on · Kareem Ali Nadir Jones' family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the officers
Houston Matters
One Year Later: How Has Attack on Dallas Police Affected Law Enforcement Recruitment?
Posted on · A year ago today (July 7, 2016), a gunman opened fire on a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas. When the shooting was over, five police officers were dead.
Local
Turner Warns Of Massive Layoffs If Legislature Doesn’t Approve City’s Pension Plan This Year
Posted on · He says that could increase the projected shortfall for the City’s budget for Fiscal Year 2018 in more than $100 million.