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Senate Effort To Pass Bathroom, Property Tax Bills Backfires
Posted on · State Representative Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) says he’ll kill his own bill before allowing it to pass with the Senate measures as amendments.
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Sandra Bland’s Mom Returns To Texas To Urge Police Reforms
Posted on · The mother of a black woman who died in a jail near Houston following a confrontational traffic stop in 2015 returned to Texas on Tuesday to back a sweeping police reform bill named after her daughter that influential law enforcement groups are fighting.
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“Sandra Bland Act” Faces Uphill Fight In Texas Legislature
Posted on · The criminal justice reform bill would outlaw certain law enforcement practices linked to racial profiling. The state’s largest police association has already come out against it.
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Activists Demand Apology From Sheriff On ‘Black Lives Matter’ Comments
Posted on · The fatal shooting of a Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy has shifted the conversation, with some law enforcement officials suggesting the Black Lives Matter movement may have contributed to his death.