The demonstrations against police brutality that have swept through Texas haven’t been confined to its largest cities. Texas Tribune photographers documented marches in smaller cities and towns across the state. Here are some of their images.
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Comment on looting brings bipartisan heat to Kim Olson’s congressional campaign
“Even if people loot, so what? Burn it to the ground if, you know, if that’s what it’s gonna take to fix our nation,” Olson said. The comment, and her explanation afterward, drew criticism from Republicans and the Congressional Black Caucus, which supports her primary runoff opponent.
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Monday is your deadline to register to vote in the Texas primary runoff
The runoff election for the Democratic and Republican primaries is July 14. The runoffs were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Texas attorney general asks for power to investigate police who kill people
As the nation reels from George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants his office to have the authority to prosecute cases in which police kill. That currently falls to local authorities.
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Donald Trump cautions against “falsely labeling” racists while in Dallas to talk about George Floyd
The president largely expressed deference to police, arguing that there are “bad apples” but “not too many of them.”
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn resistant to renaming Fort Hood, military base named after a Confederate general
Cornyn said he’s worried efforts to erase America’s history could lead to people forgetting their mistakes.
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President Donald Trump expected to discuss race relations and police at Dallas church
After the event, he’ll host a high-dollar fundraiser where about 12 to 24 people are expected to be in attendance. Admission is $580,600 per couple, the campaign said last month.
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Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo tells U.S. House committee defunding police is “not the answer”
George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd was also a featured witness at the hearing, where he spoke about the pain of losing his brother.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Number of Texans hospitalized with coronavirus hits all-time high as experts say cases are likely to continue increasing
The figures come a little more than a month since Gov. Greg Abbott’s stay-at-home order expired and about two weeks after Memorial Day.
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Outside of Texas’ big cities, some are still waiting nearly a month for coronavirus test results from state-run mobile units
While many county leaders were grateful that Texas deployed coronavirus testing resources in their communities, others complained of a chaotic planning process and test results delayed for weeks.
