Medicine
December 4, 2023
In Galveston, a New First Response to Mental Health Crises
Echoing a statewide trend, the team aims to prevent the tragedies that often result when armed police answer calls involving psychological emergencies.
Police Shootings
Politics & Policy
October 6, 2020
Jonathan Price Was Wolfe City’s Hometown Hero. On Saturday, He Was Killed by Police.
His friends, both Black and white, confront the reality of police brutality in their quiet hometown.
Politics & Policy
June 4, 2020
The Hero Myth of Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
He has become a national celebrity for publicly supporting the George Floyd protests. But Acevedo’s record is decidedly less progressive than his rhetoric.
News & Politics
October 15, 2019
Atatiana Jefferson’s Death Gives Black North Texans More Reasons to Distrust Police
Saturday’s killing of a Fort Worth woman at the hands of a cop was followed by the usual selective shaping of the narrative by law enforcement.
News & Politics
October 1, 2019
The Unusual Circumstances of Botham Jean’s Murder Made Amber Guyger’s Conviction Possible, But Not Inevitable
The straightforward circumstances of Jean's slaying proved too difficult for the jury to ignore.
Politics & Policy
October 1, 2019
If the ‘Castle Doctrine’ Can Justify Botham Jean’s Shooting, the Law Itself Is the Problem
What good is a law that promotes lawlessness?
Music
September 20, 2019
Dallas Rapper Bobby Sessions Makes Music to Manifest Justice
The artist is advocating for a new investigation into the death of his cousin, which happened at the hands of Dallas Police.
News & Politics
March 29, 2018
Fatal Police Shooting of Danny Ray Thomas Tests Houston’s Progressive Law Enforcement Leaders
Thomas was unarmed when a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed him last week.
Politics & Policy
May 21, 2017
The Empathy of David Brown
When a gunman opened fire during a protest in Dallas last summer, killing five people, it was the city’s police chief who knew the words a rattled country needed to hear. In fact, he knew them all too well.
The Daily Post
May 10, 2017
How The Jordan Edwards Case is Different
It’s a familiar story with an unfamiliar twist.
The Daily Post
February 10, 2016
Austin Police Shot An Unarmed Black Teenager While He Was Naked
The details continue to come out, the story looks bad on the surface.
The Daily Post
August 12, 2015
The Arlington Police Department Takes A Different Approach After Christian Taylor’s Death
Transparency and action after an officer-involved shooting could indicate a fundamental shift.
The Daily Post
August 10, 2015
What We Know About Christian Taylor, The Unarmed Black Texas Teenager Killed By Police
An Angelo State football player was shot and killed by police in Arlington over the weekend, and questions remain.
The Daily Post
March 10, 2015
Texas Considers a Law Mandating Training for Police on How to Deal With Dogs
Few things rally people to a cause more quickly than the unjustified shooting of a dog.
Critters
October 20, 2014
Horrible Video Shows a Cleburne Police Officer Calling To, Then Shooting, a Tail-Wagging Dog
Police violence toward humans is very much a topic in the news right now, so why does a video of an officer shooting a dog trigger a different sort of outrage?
The Daily Post
August 14, 2014
A Houston Teenager Put a Face on the #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Hashtag
As the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, has escalated, a Houston teen and others turned to social media to wonder how traditional media might depict them if they were shot by police.
The Daily Post
June 11, 2014
In a Rare Move, a Conroe Police Officer Was Convicted of Manslaughter
Police shootings rarely result in indictments, and even more rarely see the officers involved convicted of felonies, which makes this incident in Conroe an outlier.
Border & Immigration
January 20, 2013
Soldiers of Misfortune
For as long as the U.S. military has patrolled the border in search of drug smugglers, there has been the possibility that an innocent civilian would be killed. The government insists the chance is worth taking. Tell that to the family of Ezequiel Hernandez, Jr.
News & Politics
May 1, 1984
Out of Action
He was an aggressive cop with one of the toughest beats in Dallas. But after fourteen years and another killing, the department took him off the street and slapped him behind a desk.
News & Politics
July 31, 1979
The Throwdown
Houston police said they shot Randy Webster because he pointed a gun at them. Randy’s father set out to prove they were lying.