Racial Profiling /tags/racial-profiling Racial Profiling en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:21:29 GMT Texas public defender offices urge Biden to investigate Operation Lone Star /texas/2022-04-09/texas-public-defender-offices-urge-biden-to-investigate-operation-lone-star The group â€� which includes the AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County public defender â€� is calling for the federal government to cut funding from local and state agencies that participate in the program and comes as Gov. Greg Abbott expands the controversial border-security operation. Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:21:29 GMT /texas/2022-04-09/texas-public-defender-offices-urge-biden-to-investigate-operation-lone-star Julián Aguilar Judge Blocks Abbott’s Order To Pull Over Vehicles With Migrants, Which Drew Racial Profiling Concerns /texas/2021-08-04/federal-judge-blocks-texas-governor-greg-abbott-order-vehicles-migrants The U.S. Justice Department sued Abbott and Texas after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the order “dangerous and unlawful.â€� Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:10:45 GMT /texas/2021-08-04/federal-judge-blocks-texas-governor-greg-abbott-order-vehicles-migrants Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune Report: Police In Texas Most Likely To Search Latinos, But Most Often Find Contraband On Whites /crime-justice/2021-06-02/report-police-in-texas-most-likely-to-search-latinos-but-most-often-find-contraband-on-whites New research looking at data from millions of stops made by police in Texas in 2020 found that officers search Latino people more than any other racial or ethnic group. But, those searches turn up far less contraband than searches of white people. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 22:38:26 GMT /crime-justice/2021-06-02/report-police-in-texas-most-likely-to-search-latinos-but-most-often-find-contraband-on-whites Christopher Connelly Texas Lawmakers Who Led Sandra Bland Act Push To Restore Police Reforms Stripped From Original Bill /politics/2020-06-09/texas-lawmakers-who-led-sandra-bland-act-push-to-restore-police-reforms-stripped-from-original-bill After Sandra Bland's death in a rural Texas jail drew outrage across the nation, two Texas lawmakers filed a comprehensive bill to address racialâ€� Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:28:52 GMT /politics/2020-06-09/texas-lawmakers-who-led-sandra-bland-act-push-to-restore-police-reforms-stripped-from-original-bill Jolie McCullough | Texas Tribune, Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune Why Are Texas Officers Misidentifying Race During Traffic Stops? /texas/2015-11-06/why-are-texas-officers-misidentifying-race-during-traffic-stops From Texas Standard:Earlier this year Pastor Gonzalez Sosa was pulled over for speeding in Caldwell County. Dash-cam audio from that traffic stopâ€� Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:26:41 GMT /texas/2015-11-06/why-are-texas-officers-misidentifying-race-during-traffic-stops Rhonda Fanning