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Back in January of this year, Gonzales was shot and killed by an off-duty Austin police officer in an alleged road rage incident. When backup arrived, another officer killed Gonzales.
People held candles at Yates High School in Houston last year during a vigil for George Floyd, who died one year ago Tuesday. Only one narrow piece of Texasâ George Floyd Act has passed out of both the House and Senate during a legislative session that ends Monday. Credit: Contributor
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A year ago, longtime Houston resident George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised his death would not be in vain.
Weeks after the Black man was killed, the governor said that he was committed to working with Floydâs family and suggested a possible George Floyd Act âto make sure that we prevent police brutality like this from happening in the future in Texas.â
Narrowly targeted pieces of Texas’ George Floyd Act like restricting chokeholds and requiring officers to provide first aid are expected to pass. But the Act itself and many other related reforms have failed to progress during the legislative session that ends Monday.
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A year after George Floyd’s murder and the worldwide protests it sparked, more than half of US states have passed reform bills, altering policies like use of force, creating new rules about tracking misconduct, and mandating officer interventions during aggressive encounters. Major cities even made moves to aggressively reimagine policing.
Some of these changes have been tentative; some have been reversed; others have run up against lawsuits and backlash and red tape; some have been far less than what local protesters have called for. Changing policing, it has become apparent, will not be instantaneous or easy.