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HOUSTON — Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley today confirmed that Austin Police Department Officer Geoffrey Freeman fatally shot an unarmed 17-year-old, David Joseph, on Monday. Freeman opened fire within seconds of the confrontation.
HOUSTON — Today, a federal judge again denied the State of Texas’ efforts to block the resettlement of Syrian refugee families in Texas.
HOUSTON — Today, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus confirmed that San Antonio Police Department Officer John Lee fatally shot an unarmed 36-year-old Antronie Scott in the course of an attempted arrest.
HOUSTON – Today, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a brief to Attorney General Ken Paxton in support of Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson’s stance allowing patrol officer vehicles to display crosses featuring a thin blue line.
HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, National Immigration Law Center and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a legal response on behalf of the International Rescue Com
HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Texas will not accept any Syrian refugees into the state after Friday's terrorist attack in Paris.