policing /tags/policing policing en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 18:32:52 GMT Supreme Court revives lawsuit over fatal Texas police shooting during traffic stop for unpaid tolls /news/2025-05-15/supreme-court-revives-lawsuit-over-fatal-texas-police-shooting-during-traffic-stop-for-unpaid-tolls A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday revived a civil rights lawsuit against a Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop over unpaid tolls. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:32:52 GMT /news/2025-05-15/supreme-court-revives-lawsuit-over-fatal-texas-police-shooting-during-traffic-stop-for-unpaid-tolls The Associated Press Latest Texas Supreme Court ruling highlights the high bar on proving police recklessness /criminal-justice/2025-04-28/killeen-police-crash-911-call-texas-supreme-court The high court's Friday ruling sets an even higher standard in proving whether governments can be sued over 911 responses. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-28/killeen-police-crash-911-call-texas-supreme-court Toluwani Osibamowo Why doesn't Texas law regulate police chases? State lawmakers, experts explain /government/2025-04-22/deadly-police-chases-texas-law-legislature State lawmakers and criminal justice experts offer some insight into what drives the lawmaking process in Texas and whether police chases – a phenomenon that killed nearly 100 people in Texas in 2022 – will ever be regulated in the law. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:02:00 GMT /government/2025-04-22/deadly-police-chases-texas-law-legislature Toluwani Osibamowo Arlington police used force against 1,776 people last year. More than half were Black /news/2025-04-07/arlington-police-used-force-against-1-776-people-last-year-more-than-half-were-black-report-shows An annual use of force report showed police applied some level of force on 1,776 people in 2024. More than half of the suspects were Black. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:20:00 GMT /news/2025-04-07/arlington-police-used-force-against-1-776-people-last-year-more-than-half-were-black-report-shows James Hartley Some Texas police say high-speed chases keep the public safe. Here’s what happens when they don’t /criminal-justice/2025-03-11/high-speed-police-chase-deaths-families-north-texas-fort-worth More and more people are dying during high-speed police chases. Officers, suspects and people who weren’t involved in the chase aren't always protected from grave harm. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:59:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-03-11/high-speed-police-chase-deaths-families-north-texas-fort-worth Toluwani Osibamowo Police chases can be deadly — but most states including Texas don't even track them /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Experts say tracking police chases fosters transparency and can indicate whether certain pursuit policies are effective. So why don’t more states do it? Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Toluwani Osibamowo, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report Texans gather at the Capitol in Austin to protest Trump polices, Project 2025 /politics/2025-02-05/texans-gather-at-the-capitol-in-austin-to-protest-trump-polices-project-2025 The demonstration is part of a national protest against the conservative plan to enact sweeping change within the federal government. The Texas House and Senate are also in session Wednesday. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:41:29 GMT /politics/2025-02-05/texans-gather-at-the-capitol-in-austin-to-protest-trump-polices-project-2025 Andrew Weber Texas Supreme Court sides with Austin, Houston officers sued over police chase crashes /government/2024-12-31/texas-supreme-court-austin-houston-police-chase-crashes-governmental-immunity The state's high court ruled the cities of Austin and Houston are protected by governmental immunity after their officers were sued over two separate police chase crashes. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:07:23 GMT /government/2024-12-31/texas-supreme-court-austin-houston-police-chase-crashes-governmental-immunity Toluwani Osibamowo Texas city allowed to fire officer for high-speed chase with civilian passenger, state justices rule /government/2024-12-16/buffalo-texas-police-officer-fired-for-high-speed-chase-texas-supreme-court-ruling The Texas Supreme Court ruled the city council of Buffalo, east of Waco, had the authority to fire a police officer who led a high-speed chase with a civilian passenger. The officer argued he was terminated under the wrong procedures. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government/2024-12-16/buffalo-texas-police-officer-fired-for-high-speed-chase-texas-supreme-court-ruling Toluwani Osibamowo Ex-Lewisville officer charged for alleged sexual assault on duty /texas-news/2024-12-09/ex-lewisville-officer-charged-for-alleged-sexual-assault-on-duty A former Lewisville police officer is charged with official oppression and sexual assault for alleged inappropriate conduct with a citizen while on duty, according to a Friday press release. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:24:07 GMT /texas-news/2024-12-09/ex-lewisville-officer-charged-for-alleged-sexual-assault-on-duty Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle