Police Reform

Stacks of legislation to be considered by Texas lawmakers in 2019.

Politics

Bill Filing For 2021 Texas Session Begins With Legislation On Abortion, Police Stops, Redistricting

The 87th Texas Legislature won’t gavel in until January, but state lawmakers on Monday got their first chance to file legislation for what’s expected to…

Crime & Justice

Hays County Starts Cite-And-Divert Program After Calls To Reduce Racial Disparities In Arrests

Riane Roldan

Lee esta historia en español. Hays County will implement a cite and divert program starting Sept. 1, the sheriff's office announced Wednesday. The…

Crime & Justice

San Marcos Stopped Arrests For Minor Crimes. Now There's A Call To Expand The Practice Countywide.

Riane Roldan

Lee esta historia en español. Deana Piñales works as a postpartum doula when she’s not teaching children at the San Marcos Unitarian Universalist…

Texas

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Disappointed Police Reform Legislation Isn't A Bipartisan Effort

Jill Ament

From Texas Standard:Late Thursday, a sweeping police reform measure passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,…

A sign at a protest reads "End Police Brutality"

Crime & Justice

San Marcos City Council Promises To Do More To Address Police Brutality, Criminal Justice Reform

Riane Roldan

The City of San Marcos is promising to do more to address calls for an end to police brutality and systemic racism within law enforcement.At a special…