Dallas and San Antonio announced Saturday they are lifting downtown-area curfews, though protests against police brutality and racism continue.
Police brutality in Texas
Protesters across Texas have turned out to demonstrate against police brutality after Houston-native George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody. Texas officials have largely condemned the killing of Floyd. The state has its own history of black Texans dying at the hands of police — including Mike Ramos, a 42-year-old black and Hispanic man in Austin who was shot and killed by police in April 2020. Ramos’ name has been invoked alongside Floyd’s during the state’s most recent protests. Read our coverage of the protests and tell us about your experience protesting here.
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Founder of Black Lives Matter Houston: “They don’t have a choice but to hear us”
In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, Ashton P. Woods says this moment stands out because “no one can look away” from what happened to George Floyd.
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Dallas residents call for police chief’s resignation, decreased police budget after use of force during protests
The Dallas Police Department is facing public scrutiny for their use of force, tear gas and rubber pellets on protestors demonstrating against law enforcement brutality.
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Five Texas GOP county leaders share racist Facebook posts, including one juxtaposing an MLK quote with a banana
Gov. Greg Abbott called on two Republican county chairs in Bexar and Nueces counties to resign after they shared a racist conspiracy theory about George Floyd’s death. The post was also was shared by the GOP chairs in Comal and Harrison counties.
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Austin city leaders and residents criticize police officers’ use of force during demonstrations against brutality
A City Council meeting that coincided with another protest included calls for police Chief Brian Manley’s termination and cutting his department’s budget.
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Analysis: Coronavirus is not the only affliction preying on community
The protests of the last week are about an affliction that’s bigger than the pandemic — and important enough for people to forget about social distancing.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says America must turn to God to heal racism
Speaking to Fox News, Patrick acknowledged that “we have racism in this country,” adding that, “We need a culture change to address this racism, [and] you cannot change the culture of the country until you change the character of mankind.”
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In Austin, a liberal bastion, protests force another reckoning with racism, segregation
Although Austin was not the only city in Texas to have protests, the death of Michael Ramos there brought out tensions that have long plagued the city, a place that is recognized for its moments of progressivism yet has deep-rooted racial biases.
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Black protester who was critically injured by police in protest is identified, student newspaper reports
Austin police shot a 20-year-old black man with a “less-lethal” weapon Sunday, and he is in critical condition in an Austin hospital, police Chief Brian Manley said. His family identified him as Justin Howell, a Texas State University student.
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Texas police using tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters incites more violence, experts say
Organizers and protesters say the use of force by police during protests in Texas cities highlights the underlying discord between law enforcement and residents that underpinned the protests in the first place.