Can a Texas Cop Ride an Indictment to the State House? – Texas Monthly
Justin Berry was running a sleepy state house race against Ellen Troxclair before his policing at George Floyd protests came to the fore.
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Justin Berry was running a sleepy state house race against Ellen Troxclair before his policing at George Floyd protests came to the fore.
<figcaption> Austin Police Chief Brian Manley will retire at the end of March. <cite>Credit: REUTERS/Sergio Flores</cite> </figcaption>
Manley worked for the department for 30 years. Last summer, he faced harsh criticism after police killed an unarmed man and then seriously injured nonviolent protesters.
Demonstrators and police clash outside APD headquarters during the May 30-31 protests against police brutality last summer (Photo by David Brendan Hall) Editor's note: This story has been updated since publication with new information concerning the shooting of Justin Howell. "I don't mind talking about how it's affecting me, I don't mind talking about the surgeries I've been through. But running through the actual memory of being shot, and right after being shot – that's really difficult." There's a lot that Sam Kirsch would rather talk about. The origins of policing, the...