Skip to main content Council committee wants SAPD to up its game in protecting LGBTQ people and handling mental health crises FacebookTwitterEmail Elizabeth Gonzales cries at a rally for the George Floyd Act at the Capitol in Austin, Texas on Thursday March 25, 2021. Lawmakers are taking up a sweeping police reform package named in honor of longtime Houston resident George Floyd. It comes as a white former Minneapolis police officer is set to stand trial next week in Floyd's death. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)Jay Janner, MBR / Associated Press After a summer filled with cries for police reform, a City Council committee has recommended revising police policies in key areas, including how officers deal with members of the LGBTQ community and people experiencing mental health crises