Officers waited outside for 40 minutes while the Uvalde gunman barricaded himself in a 4th-grade classroom. The shooting led to the death of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. ...
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Pasadena ISD responds to concerning disciplinary data
Earlier this month, the Signal reported on Texas Civil Rights Project disciplinary data highlighting Pasadena Independent School District’s alarming numbers on discipline and over-policing. The report by TCRP highlighted the number of arrests, suspensions,...
Texas company launches liability insurance for police
America’s first professional liability insurance policy for law enforcement is now available for purchase from a Texas company. Prymus Insurance is a small insurance company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that specializes in niche insurance policies and it’s offering...
Abbott says he may “exonerate” Austin cops accused of excessive force
Gov. Greg Abbott is weighing in on the indictment of Austin police officers who were charged with aggravated assault by a public servant after using excessive force during the 2020 George Floyd protests. “Those officers should be praised for their efforts, not...
“He was one of kind” family and friends say of Charion Lockett who was shot and killed by HPD
Late Thursday evening, the Houston Police Department released bodycam footage of their violent gunfire, which left 27-year-old Charion Lockett dead in the hallway of his home on Feb. 7. But his family and attorneys are saying his death was preventable, and Lockett was...
Racism, excessive force, and resignations: Will Austin Police get millions more despite its troubled legacy?
Right now, Austin voters are weighing in on one of the most consequential local elections in recent Texas memory. The byproduct of Back the Blue–inspired efforts by Save Austin Now — a right-wing group infamous for fear-mongering and spreading misinformation — Prop A...
Bipartisan police reform negotiations collapse in the Senate
Bipartisan legislation on criminal justice reform is officially dead after Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released a statement on Wednesday stating that a deal with Republican legislatures remains out of reach. “After months of exhausting every possible pathway to a...
Protestors demand the resignation of City of San Marcos leadership
Protestors, friends, and family of Jennifer Miller, a woman killed in a car crash in the summer of 2020 by off-duty San Marcos Police Officer Sgt. Ryan Hartman, gathered outside of San Marcos City Hall to demand the resignation of city leadership. Protestors are...
Charges will not be filled against the eight officers involved in the death of Marvin Scott III
On Tuesday a grand jury cleared eight officers of any wrongdoing and will not be charged in the death of Marvin Scott III, a Black man killed in police custody in Mckinney, Texas on March 14. The grand jury also released a statement regarding the case: "We are...