Fort Worth Weekly
Javonte Myers died of natural causes while being held in Tarrant County Jail, according to the county. Myers’ family believes that the young Black man who could not afford his $250 bail died of medical neglect.
Courtesy of Texas Bail Project
Legislative Antics
Conservative Texas legislators have until May 31 to show us that they used their time in Austin to restrict women’s access to reproductive care, support lax gun laws, and weigh in on which sports transgender students can and can’t play. Senate Bill 8 would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is discernable while House Bill 1927 aims to strip the need for a license as a requirement for carrying a handgun. A slew of dangerous laws is potentially heading to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk before the end of the month. These three bills in particular caught out attention.