Two area state legislators are split on their views of a series of identical bills that would effectively put an end to a police departmentâs use of no-knock entries in Texas.
According to legislative records, the first bill to be filed was Senate Bill 175 on Nov. 10, 2020, authored by Sen. Borris Miles, D-Houston. Sen. Juan âChuyâ Hinojosa, D-McAllen, has been added as a co-author.
In January, four representatives â Reps. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas; Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City; Jeff Cason, R-Bedford and James Talarico, D-Round Rock â filed House Bill 1272.
Both bills would prevent a judge from issuing a warrant that would authorize a no-knock entry.