Grits for Breakfast

Videos used to train Austin police officers in the cadet academy contribute to bias, stereotypes, and model disproportionate application of ...

Grits noticed the bad news that the Harris County Jail population has ballooned back up near capacity, as  reported by Gabby Banks at the H...

Several police unions have joined together to create a new website called Texas Police Facts aiming to convince the Texas Legislature there...

Lets' clear a few browser tabs with a roundup of recent items that may have escaped Texans' attention while our Attorney General was...

Last month, Grits argued that Austin's police academy needs stem to stern revision and Mayor Steve Adler's push to re-open it in Ma...

Out of Keller, TX comes the Lone Star State's latest police misconduct case with bystander video gone viral. Cops used a Class C arrest ...

In 2020, the phrase "defund the police" captured the public imagination, for good or ill, and became the centerpiece of conservati...

Houston police Chief Art Acevedo says HPD won't change its policies after three high-speed chases in one night, all of them initially st...

Last week, Grits considered responding to Austin-bashing press conference by the US Attorney for Texas' Western District, but the phony ...

Apropos of nothing, here are five random thoughts and a minor boast. 1. Say what you will about the "defund" message, but there...

Grits has often been critical when reform demands aimed at police are rebuffed by calls for additional training. In the political arena, new...

Grits earlier mentioned the report from the Kinder Institute at Rice analyzing civilian oversight systems in Texas. The one in San Antonio...

It's been a crazy year,  both for me personally (I underwent throat-cancer treatment and lost nearly 100 pounds) and for the state and n...