Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weber, P.
12/24/2021
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Floyd, George; Gubernatorial pardons; Gutierrez, David; Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of
Texas Legislature backs efforts to stop ‘defunding’ police as reforms stall
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
05/27/2021
6 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
County budgets; Crockett, Jasmine; Floyd, George; Goldman, Craig; Huffman, Joan; Johnson, Jarvis; Municipal budgets; Oliverson, Tom; Police departments; Police reform; Wu, Gene
Black Voters Matter caravans in Phelan’s district
Beaumont Enterprise
Brent, K.
05/24/2021
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Black or African American voters; Election administration; Phelan, Dade; Public demonstrations; Voting rights
A year after George Floyd’s death, dismay over failure to approve comprehensive police reform in Texas
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
05/23/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Canales, Terry; Collier, Nicole; Crockett, Jasmine; Floyd, George; González, Jessica; Huffman, Joan; Jean, Botham; Patterson, Jared; Police reform; Rose, Toni; Shaheen, Matt; Sherman, Carl O., Sr.; Thompson, Senfronia; West, Royce
Texas Senate passes policing bills, including requiring officers to step in if unreasonable force used
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
04/23/2021
3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Floyd, George; Miles, Borris; Police misconduct; Thompson, Senfronia; West, Royce
‘Not enough’: Dallas activists, elected officials say more still to be done after conviction of George Floyd’s killer
Dallas Morning News
Scudder, C.
04/21/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Dallas City Council; Dallas Police Department; Floyd, George; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Johnson, Eric; Law enforcement; Police misconduct; Racial discrimination
Obstacles loom in officers’ cases
Austin American Statesman
Plohetski, T.
04/04/2021
3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Austin Police Department; Garza, José; Grand juries; Indictments; Moore, Margaret; Police misconduct; Travis County District Attorney
George Floyd Act sponsor insists ‘this is not about defunding the police’
Dallas Morning News
Briseno, A.
03/26/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bowers, Rhetta Andrews; Floyd, George; Law enforcement; Police misconduct; Qualified immunity; Thompson, Senfronia
The Texas Legislature's quiet start in 2021
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Ramsey, R.
02/10/2021
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
87th Legislature; Abbott, Greg; Emergency legislation; Governor's State of the State addresses; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade
Texas Gov. Abbott’s legislative priorities include police funding, broadband access
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
02/03/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Alvarado, Carol; Emergency legislation; Governor's State of the State addresses; Turner, Chris
Real change in legislation named after George Floyd
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
02/03/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Floyd, George; Howard, Donna; Johnson, Jarvis; Police misconduct; Thompson, Senfronia; West, Royce
Pandemic. Recession. Political strife: The Texas Legislature’s toughest 2021 challenges
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/10/2021
5 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
87th Legislature; Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Burrows, Dustin; Coronavirus; Geren, Charlie; Gubernatorial powers; Hegar, Glenn; Lobbyists; Marijuana; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Police departments; Police misconduct; School finance; State budget shortages; Telemedicine; Toth, Steve
Our legislative agenda for the 87th Texas Legislature
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
01/10/2021
1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
87th Legislature; Bail; Criminal justice; Cyrier, John; Early childhood education; Economic cycles; Human trafficking; Law enforcement; Patterson, Jared; School finance
Our No. 7 issue of the 2021 legislative session: Texas Democrats to push policing reforms
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
01/06/2021
3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Floyd, George; Police misconduct; Thompson, Senfronia; West, Royce
Racial justice and police reform
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Ramsey, R.
12/29/2020
4 doc(s)
Police misconduct; Politics; Public demonstrations
10 years after Jamail Amron’s death in police custody, Texas Legislature must pass reforms
Houston Chronicle
Thompson, S.
10/01/2020
3 doc(s)
Floyd, George; Harris County; Legislative Black Caucus, Texas; Police misconduct; Police officers; Thompson, Senfronia; Wrongful deaths
We need reform. Abbott gave us a campaign stop.
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
09/27/2020
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Criminal justice; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Police misconduct; Public demonstrations; Riots
Her neighbors called for help. When deputies came, they attacked the abuse victim
Austin American Statesman
Plohetski, T.
09/06/2020
1 doc(s)
Chody, Robert; Family violence; Law enforcement misconduct; Sheriff's deputies; Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Texas needs a Back the Blue Act, not a George Floyd Act
Austin American Statesman
Reitz, A.
09/06/2020
3 doc(s)
Floyd, George; Legislative Black Caucus, Texas; Police misconduct; Police officers; Qualified immunity
