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Future of police reform in Texas
The WYP panel talks about upcoming bills and possible legislation in 2021 regarding police reform in Texas.
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There's a partisan battle brewing in this coming legislative session over the issue of police reform.
In a state where Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to defund cities who "cut funding" to police and urged every elected official in Texas to sign his "back the blue" pledge. Achieving comprehensive reform of law enforcement as proposed by many Democrats could be problematic.
However, State representative Ron Reynolds says the two goals shouldn't be mutually exclusive.
This week's panel, Mark Jones, Rice University political analyst, Sue Lovell, former Houston City Councilmember, Charles Blain, founder of Urban reform, Bill King, businessman and columnist, Jasper Scherer, Houston Chronicle political reporter join host Greg Groogan to talk about the future of police reform in Texas.
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