A Texas grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide after the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.

This this photo provided by Howell family shows Justin Howel. Anything shot at 90 miles per hour is lethal, Howell said. Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said he has changed department policy to ban the use of less lethal munitions at protests. We cant really take comfort in the phrase less lethal, Josh Howell said. Because if what we mean is less lethal than a bullet, thats not a high bar to clear.He declined to comment on the steps the city and police chief said they are making toward change because he doesn't live in Austin.