As Floyd Act stalls, Texas lawmakers see room for targeted police reforms
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott passes by the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation for Floyd June 8 at the Fountain of Praise church in Houston. Abbott vowed legislation “to make sure we never have anything like this ever occur in the state of Texas.”David J. Phillip, POOL / AP
Shortly after George Floyd’s murder last year at the hands of Minneapolis police, Gov. Greg Abbott went to his funeral in Houston, vowing legislation “to make sure we never have anything like this ever occur in the state of Texas.”