Chas Moore launched his organization in 2015 and has since influenced massive policy changes in Texas' capital city.
Texas' capital city is struggling to retain police officers as many depart due to internal problems and the city's elected leaders' relationship with its law enforcement.
A man charged with murdering a Houston police officer was released on bond just hours after police Chief Acevedo lambasted Harris County judges over felony bond practices.
During a discussion on policing and criminal justice reform, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo warned of a coming public backlash on lenient felony bond policies.
Houston will launch a “March on Crime” initiative to provide crime tips and encourage communications with law enforcement as the region experiences skyrocketing homicide and assault rates.
Turner and Acevedo addressed the city’s rising homicide rate and called for Harris County judges and magistrates to stop issuing multiple PR bonds to felony suspects.
Houston's ambitious goal has roots in Swedish environmentalism, with the goal of ending all traffic deaths. So far, no city has succeeded.
State and local authorities are looking to mitigate “road rage” incidents in Houston and Harris County as numbers rose this year.
A suspect arrested for the murder of Sgt. Sean Rios has a lengthy criminal history and had been released on a $100 bond earlier this year.
Details of a new warrant for Menifee describe a home invasion-style burglary, gunfire exchange with a victim, and alleged gang affiliations. He has been released on four bonds in less than two years.
Despite activists and some officials calling for defunding the police department, the Houston City Council approved increased spending for law enforcement.
After a Travis County district court tried to block Governor Abbott's order stopping the release of violent suspects, the Texas Supreme Court issued a stay.
