Houston Police Kill Yet Another Unarmed Citizen
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | No CommentsToday, Houston is struggling with the shooting death of yet another unarmed citizen at the hands of the Houston Police Department. It is [...]
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Son of Murdered Mexican Activist Marisela Escobedo Says Police Have the Wrong Man
by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on | No CommentsOn Sunday in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Gov. Cesar Duarte triumphantly announced before the TV cameras that police had finally caught the man who killed [...]
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Looks Into Warren Horinek Case
by Forrest Wilder / Posted on | No CommentsThe Fort Worth Star-Telegram published a three-part series this week on the Warren Horinek case, a story the Texas Observer first reported in August [...]
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Rape and the Badge in Harris County
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | No CommentsOn Monday afternoon, former Houston Police Department officer Abraham Joseph was sentenced to life in prison for two counts of aggravated sexual assault by [...]
Read full postNational Council of La Raza President Janet Murguía’s Plan to Take Over the Texas Capitol
by Cindy Casares / Posted on | No CommentsLast week, I had the opportunity to hear National Council of La Raza president and CEO Janet Murguía speak at a luncheon in Austin. [...]
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