José Garza will swear in prosecutors from the Williamson County District Attorney's Office as special prosecutors in two open cases surrounding the death of Javier Ambler.
In this image made from a March 28, 2019, body-worn camera video provided by the Austin Police Department in Texas, Williamson County deputies hold down Javier Ambler as one of them uses a Taser on Amblerâs back during his arrest in Austin, Texas. (Austin Police Department via AP)
Texas Senate passes Javier Amblerâs Law; bill awaiting governorâs signature By Craig Huber Austin
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AUSTIN, Texas â The Texas Senate on Thursday passed House Bill 54, better known as Javier Amblerâs Law.
If signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, which remains to be seen, the bill would prevent state and local law enforcement from entering into contracts with reality shows.
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Two years ago,
J.J. Johnson and
Zach Camden were among the Williamson County sheriff s deputies featured on the highly rated reality television show
Live PD. Their boss, former Sheriff
Robert Chody, had brought the show to Williamson County and regularly promoted it on social media as a recruiting tool, he said, though he also enjoyed the TV spotlight. County commissioners tried to cancel the contract with the show, which Chody ignored, leading to his being sued by his own county government. But then it was revealed that
Javier Ambler, an unarmed Black man with a heart condition, had died after being chased into Travis County by Johnson and Camden and the
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