Bill Banning Law Enforcement From Contracting With Reality Television Clears Texas House
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 d...