Texas

Context | Current Aggressions

8 JUNE 2022 Mother says San Antonio police killed her son, 13-year-old Andre Hernandez Jr., | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mother-says-san-antonio-police-killed-13-year-old-son-took-five-days-t-rcna32424

30 MAY 2022 Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Defends Police Response To Uvalde Shooting | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-cornyn-defends-uvalde-police-response_n_629435e9e4b0933e737567e0

28 MAY 2022 In wake of Texas school shooting, Trump glorifies police and vigilante violence at NRA convention | https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/28/inje-m28.html

27 MAY 2022 Parents Tackled, Pepper-sprayed, Tasered & Handcuffed While Begging Cops To Save Children outside Robb Elementary | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2022/05/27/fawkthepolice-sick-parents-tackled-pepper-sprayed-tasered-handcuffed-while-begging-cops-to-save-children-outside-robb-elementary/

9 MAY 2022 Burned to Death in a Prison Cell | https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/05/09/burned-to-death-in-a-prison-cell

18 JAN 2022 Deception. Hypnosis. Did Texas Ranger’s Methods Ensnare the Innocent? | https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/01/18/anatomy-of-a-murder-confession


2021


5 NOV 2021 Leaked Documents Show Police Officers on Supposed Oath Keepers Rosters | https://truthout.org/articles/leaked-documents-show-police-officers-on-supposed-oath-keepers-rosters/

31 OCT 2021 Dallas paramedic on leave after video shows him kicking Kyle Vess in head, it’s not the first time  | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/dallas-fire-rescue-paramedic-on-leave-video-kicking-homeless-man/287-428b7e06-497f-4195-a2c1-e6d6e8cd3ee6

19 OCT 2021 Texas GOP’s Electoral Map Gives White People Disproportionate Control Over State | https://truthout.org/articles/texas-gops-electoral-map-gives-white-people-disproportionate-control-over-state/

5 OCT 2021 In Questionable arrests, Texas prosecutor drops charges after migrants claim they were marched to private property, then arrested for trespassing | https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/05/texas-migrants-arrest-charges-dropped/amp/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&__twitter_impression=true

31 AUG 2021 Grand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man | https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/grand-jury-clears-texas-officer-fatally-shot-black-79756637

20 AUG 2021 Republicans in Texas are trying to shift blame for COVID surge to Black people | https://www.salon.com/2021/08/20/republicans-in-texas-are-trying-to-shift-blame-for-covid-surge-to-black-people/

30 JULY 2021 Kaufman County Texas Cop Straddles And Smothers Unarmed Black Teen Girl For Several Minutes In Harrowing Arrest Video | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/kaufman-county-sheriffs-office-launches-internal-investigation-following-viral-video/2697889/

29 JULY 2021 San Antonio police chief: Officers may have killed mother during hostage standoff | https://www.nbcnews.com/video/san-antonio-police-officers-may-have-killed-mother-during-hostage-standoff-117601349851?cid=referral_taboolafeed

27 JULY 2021 Texas governor orders National Guard to arrest migrants | https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/565134-texas-governor-orders-national-guard-to-arrest-migrants/

19 JULY 2021 Texas Senate Bill Drops Teaching Requirement That Ku Klux Klan Is ‘Morally Wrong’ | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-senate-education-bill-white-supremacy_n_60f50cf6e4b01f11895b2dc3

22 JUNE 2021 Texas Grand Jury Declines to Indict 8 Jailers Involved in Marvin Scott in-Custody Death | https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-detention-officers-following-marvin-scotts-death/2709019/

20 JAN 2021 New report: Austin police training videos reinforce racial stereotypes, bias | https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/01/20/austin-police-report-training-videos-reinforce-racial-stereotypes-bias/4230355001/

Legislation

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