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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Review of Austin police training videos finds bias and selective deescalation tactics

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Videos used to train Austin police officers in the cadet academy contribute to bias, stereotypes, and model disproportionate application of ...
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Friday, January 15, 2021

When the jail is full, Sheriff, what you gonna do?

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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...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Just the (fake) facts, ma'am: Police unions promote alternative reality on new anti-reform site

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Several police unions have joined together to create a new website called Texas Police Facts aiming to convince the Texas Legislature there...
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Thursday, January 07, 2021

Roundup: Texas police-reform news, bail update, jury trials during COVID, and other stories

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Lets' clear a few browser tabs with a roundup of recent items that may have escaped Texans' attention while our Attorney General was...
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Saturday, January 02, 2021

Shocking allegations of hazing and a 'culture of violence' at Austin's police academy

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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...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Keller PD arrest puts a family face on 64k Class C arrests at Texas traffic stops

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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 ...
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Sunday, December 27, 2020

What does a successful "Defund the Police" campaign actually look like? Reconsidering Texas' abolition of Tulia-style drug task forces in light of 2020's #DefundThePolice frame

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In 2020, the phrase "defund the police" captured the public imagination, for good or ill, and became the centerpiece of conservati...
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Limiting police pursuits would save lives but cops like them too much

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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...
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Monday, December 21, 2020

How should journalists cover blatantly false or misleading statements from self-interested pols?

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Last week, Grits considered responding to Austin-bashing press conference by the US Attorney for Texas' Western District, but the phony ...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Five random thoughts and a minor boast

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Apropos of nothing, here are five random thoughts and a minor boast. 1. Say what you will about the "defund" message, but there...
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Monday, December 14, 2020

Beyond the Bait and Switch: What we really need from police training reform

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Grits has often been critical when reform demands aimed at police are rebuffed by calls for additional training. In the political arena, new...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Galveston has a Civilian Review Board that's somewhere on the spectrum from lame to non-existent

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Grits earlier mentioned the report from the Kinder Institute at Rice analyzing civilian oversight systems in Texas. The one in San Antonio...
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Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Top Ten Texas Criminal Justice Stories of 2020: Looking back at a crazy, (literally) sick year

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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...
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