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The Austin Police Department has sketched out plans to change how bail hearings are held. Critics say that there are civil rights concerns.

As Floyd Act stalls, Texas lawmakers see room for targeted police reforms FacebookTwitterEmail Texas Gov. Greg Abbott passes by the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation for Floyd June 8 at the Fountain of Praise church in Houston. Abbott vowed legislation “to make sure we never have anything like this ever occur in the state of Texas.”David J. Phillip, POOL / AP Shortly after George Floyd’s murder last year at the hands of Minneapolis police, Gov. Greg Abbott went to his fune...