Posted on · Fifty-eight percent of all recommendations have been enacted, and more are on the way, according to the new Office of Policing Reform and Accountability.
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a major restructuring of Houston’s Independent Police Oversight Board, including a new chair, Stephen Ives of the Houston YMCA. Ives spoke to Houston Public Media about his role.
Posted on · It’s the first time the city’s new body camera release policy has been tested.
Posted on · Opposition to the omnibus bill’s provisions came mostly from police unions who fought against the removal of “qualified immunity” that protects officers from civil lawsuits.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: One year after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, members of his family and activists for social justice reflect on his life and legacy.
Posted on · Several successor bills to House Bill 88 have advanced to the Senate, but they do not include one significant part of the original bill – limiting qualified immunity for police officers.
Posted on · Houston’s police oversight system fared poorly in comparison to other cities in a 2020 report by the Kinder Institute.
Posted on · On Friday's show: The mayor unveils a new set of police reforms, helping some students continue to learn in a virtual environment even when the pandemic is over, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and the history of Houston's forgotten week-long festival, No-Tsu-Oh.
Posted on · The changes include revamping the department's body-worn camera policy, an overhaul of the Independent Police Oversight Board, and a complete ban on no-knock warrants for nonviolent offenses.
Posted on · Today, we examine police violence and the future of policing.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How the new administration is affecting response to the virus and rollout of vaccines, police reform measures before the state legislature, and answers to your pet care questions.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get a progress report on various police reform recommendations made last fall by a mayoral task force.
Posted on · The study comes as the city is working to improve police oversight.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo answers listener questions, what the George Floyd Act proposes, and reflecting on the relationship between George H.W. Bush and James Baker.
Posted on · Democratic District Attorney Kim Ogg is squaring off against Republican Mary Nan Huffman in her bid for reelection