An unredacted Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office policy reveals a deputy failed to follow a required step before a routine traffic stop escalated into an arrest, two experts say.

Newly obtained court records reveal Texas Rangers investigated former Brazoria County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Tippit for possible manslaughter after he fatally shot 18-year-old John Gabriel Mendoza Jr. during a pursuit in Lake Jackson.

Hundreds gathered Thursday night at MacLean Park in Lake Jackson to honor 18-year-old John Mendoza Jr., the Texas State University freshman who was shot and killed by a Brazoria County Sheriff's deputy.

(CNN) One San Antonio police officer repeatedly used the n-word as he arrested a Black man for trespassing at a mall. Now, as protests over the police killing of George Floyd have refocused national attention on police misconduct, unions representing officers are facing a wave of new scrutiny and an unprecedented political backlash. How union contracts block accountabilityIn cities around the country, police officers are some of the most difficult government employees to fire thanks to favorable contract provisions negotiated by local unions. In several cities, officers have elected more bombastic leaders in recent years, thrusting their unions into culture war battles and strongly opposing reforms. San Antonio's contract with the San Antonio Police Officers Association goes farther, limiting past incidents arbitrators can take into account when deciding whether to uphold punishments.