AUSTIN — Days after a Minneapolis police officer was convicted for the murder of George Floyd in a case that put the national spotlight on police accountability, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan unveiled a package of criminal justice bills and said the state should lead on the issue. “Texas can and should lead on criminal justice reform,” Phelan, a Beaumont …
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April 23, 2021