James Talarico Laments That Texas Didn’t Pass the George Floyd Act

changed the use of force standard from “reasonable” to “necessary,” and banned no-knock warrants and chokeholds at the federal level. It also would have withheld federal funding from state and local law enforcement agencies that failed to also ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants.

In Texas, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus tried to pass similar legislation.continue reading …