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Police killings like that of Tyre Nichols and high maternal mortality rates for Black women have informed some of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus' biggest concerns.
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Dallas Police and other city officials made statements condemning the violence in the released footage, in which Nichols, 29, was beaten by Memphis police officers. He died three days later.
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Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man has been made public. The release comes one day after the officers were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols. The footage shows the Black officers savagely beating the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes in an assault that the Nichols family’s legal team likened to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Phillip Goff of the Center for Policing Equity about how the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis speaks to larger issues with police department culture and diversity.
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Fort Worth’s police oversight office marked the end of its second year with a report detailing its successes and the progress left to make. While the police department has completed many of the office’s recommendations, others remain “in progress” after months or years of work.
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More than 800 Dallas police officers have completed a new training that aims to teach them how to best intervene if they see potential misconduct by another officer.
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Negotiators on Capitol Hill continue to work on a police overhaul bill named after Floyd, which President Biden had hoped to sign by now.
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The chamber approved three police reform measures, including one that requires more substantive disciplinary action for police misconduct.
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Dallas’ Office of Community Police Oversight unveiled a new study looking at arrest data for misdemeanor crimes. The report shows racial disparities in low-level arrests and indicates that inequalities are damaging interactions between police and civilians.
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The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, now advances to the Senate.
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North Texas City Where Two Officers Were Charged With Murder In Last 4 Years Considers Police ReformThe killing of George Floyd has given a jump start to longstanding police reform efforts in North Texas.Fort Worth launched its new police monitor’s…
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The Denton Police Department has accelerated its timeline to add a Mental Health Division to its police department.Denton Police Chief Frank Dixon said…