Clockwise from the top left: Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety Phil King, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, Chair of the House Committee on Corrections James White, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Local and Consent Calendars and author of SB 30 Senfronia Thompson, Chair of the House Committee on County Affairs and author of the Sandra Bland Act Garnet Coleman, and Chair of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Joe Moody.
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Sandra Bland Act Headed to Governor's Desk
Sandra Bland's unnecessary jailing and tragic death gained statewide and national attention. Bland, a black, 28-year-old civil rights activist was found dead in Waller County Jail three days after being arrested in 2015.
