Houston Police Officer Indicted for Attempted Delivery of Kilo of Cocaine
An officer with the Houston Police Department charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a kilo of cocaine will appear in a pre-trial hearing on December 16....
View ArticleFormer Houston Police Officers Guilty Verdict Stands in Beating of Teenager
A former Houston police officer found guilty of official oppression for kicking and beating an unarmed teenager has lost an appeal in a federal court. Drew Ryser, and three other Houston officers were...
View ArticleHPD Chief Ready to Rethink the Drug War
The Chief of the Houston Police Department has stated that the police cannot continue to criminalize part of the population for casual marijuana use. In an interview airing Friday on Houston’s KPFT...
View ArticleHouston Mayor Drops Subpoenas of Pastors
After a heated response from religious leaders Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced the city would be withdrawing subpoenas issued to five local pastors. On Wednesday Mayor Parker stated that a series...
View ArticleHouston Police Department Launches an Investigation into Officer Attempting...
The Houston Police Department will investigate the actions of one of its officers caught on camera attempting to delete video footage after arresting a man who was open-carrying a firearm. The...
View ArticleHarris County DA To Spend 1.9 Million For Body Cameras on Houston Cops
On Friday afternoon Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson announced that her office would allocate $1.9 million towards the purchase of body cameras for Houston area police officers. The plan...
View ArticleTexas Legislature Will Consider Reducing Penalties for Marijuana Possession
On Monday Texas State Representative Joe Moody (D–El Paso) introduced a bill that would reduce the penalties for those found in possession of small amounts of cannabis. Moody’s bill would remove...
View ArticleHouston Rallies for Unarmed Man Shot By Police
Protesters in Houston will gather on Monday afternoon to demand the Houston Police Department fire an officer who killed an unarmed Houston man. Jordan Baker was shot and killed by Officer J. Castro in...
View ArticleNew Texas Bill Would Ban Indefinite Detention
Texas Representative Lyle Larson has introduced the Texas Liberty Preservation Act which would ban indefinite detention as authorized by the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). House Bill...
View ArticleHouston Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Threatening Obama
A fifty-six year old Houston woman was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for mailing a letter threatening to kill President Obama. Teddy Bear Paradise plead guilty in August after admitting to...
View ArticleHouston Police Department Moves to Adopt Body Cameras
The Chief of the Houston Police Department has said he plans to put body cameras on all uniformed officers within a year. The cameras have already been worn by 100 HPD officers as part of a pilot...
View ArticleHouston Police Officer Indicted for Attempted Delivery of Kilo of Cocaine
An officer with the Houston Police Department charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a kilo of cocaine will appear in a pre-trial hearing on December 16....
View ArticleFormer Houston Police Officers Guilty Verdict Stands in Beating of Teenager
A former Houston police officer found guilty of official oppression for kicking and beating an unarmed teenager has lost an appeal in a federal court. Drew Ryser, and three other Houston officers were...
View ArticleHPD Chief Ready to Rethink the Drug War
The Chief of the Houston Police Department has stated that the police cannot continue to criminalize part of the population for casual marijuana use. In an interview airing Friday on Houston’s KPFT...
View ArticleHouston Police Department Launches an Investigation into Officer Attempting...
The Houston Police Department will investigate the actions of one of its officers caught on camera attempting to delete video footage after arresting a man who was open-carrying a firearm. The...
View ArticleHarris County DA To Spend 1.9 Million For Body Cameras on Houston Cops
On Friday afternoon Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson announced that her office would allocate $1.9 million towards the purchase of body cameras for Houston area police officers. The plan...
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Houston Police Union Asks Police Chief for Policy Change After Shots Fired
After someone allegedly fired at a Houston police officers the Houston Police Union has renewed calls to allow officers travelling along to request assignments to two person cars. Ray Hunt, the...
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Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Going to Jury Trial
On Tuesday a Texas district judge ruled that a lawsuit against Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance will go to a jury trial. The ordinance was approved in May by City Council. The new measure prohibits...
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Come and Take It Activists 3D Print Gun at Texas State Capitol
By Derrick Broze Activists with Come and Take It Texas gathered to support changes to open-carry gun laws by 3D printing a gun right outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin. CATI printed the...
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Texas House Advances Bill for “Panic Button” after lawmakers complain about...
After activists with Open Carry Tarrant County visited lawmakers offices the Texas House decided to approve rules which would install panic buttons and remove “hostile members of the public” from...
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