Two women with Texas ties — one the daughter of a legend, the other a mother who lost her child in a Texas jail —pressed the case for Hillary Clinton’s presidency at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening.
Sandra Bland
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A Year Later, Sandra Bland’s Death Propels Calls for Reform
Sandra Bland’s 2015 arrest, and death three days later in the Waller County Jail, remain catalysts for lawmakers, activists and policy experts seeking reforms in various facets of Texas criminal justice.
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Bland Committee Calls for New Jail, Body Cameras
Waller County needs a new jail, local officers need body cameras to record their activities and the sheriff’s office needs to promote civility, a study committee formed after the death of Sandra Bland said Tuesday.
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Trooper in Sandra Bland Case Pleads Not Guilty
Former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia appeared before a state district judge Tuesday and entered a not guilty plea to a perjury charge stemming from his arrest of Sandra Bland.
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Sandra Bland Case: Fired DPS Trooper to Appear in Court Tuesday
When former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia steps into a Waller County courtroom on Tuesday for his arraignment, he will move forward with one of three battles he is fighting since he arrested Sandra Bland last year.
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Judge: Lawyer for Fired Trooper Must Offer Better Reason To Delay Sandra Bland Lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday said attorneys for fired Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Brian Encinia haven’t yet offered a good enough reason to keep a civil rights lawsuit filed by the mother of Sandra Bland from moving forward.
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Roundup: Travis County GOP’s New Chairman, Abortion Law, Sandra Bland
In the Roundup: Republicans in the state’s capital city are calling for the new Travis County GOP chairman to be removed from office. Also this week, the U.S. Supreme Court took up Texas’ restrictions on abortion clinics and the arresting officer of Sandra Bland is no longer employed by the state.
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Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Formally Fired
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw has issued a termination letter for Brian Encinia, the trooper who arrested Sandra Bland.
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Judge Orders County, State to Show Sandra Bland Footage to Family’s Attorneys
A federal judge Thursday ordered Waller County and the state of Texas to show the legal team representing Sandra Bland’s family the original videos from her time in jail.
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Trooper in Sandra Bland Case Set for Arraignment
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia’s arraignment on a perjury charge related to his arrest of Sandra Bland will be held in March, the Waller County District Clerk’s office confirmed.