Sixteen Candidates on Policing and the Black Lives Matter Movement

McCaul, the district’s Republican incumbent who has served eight terms, supports the JUSTICE Act and says his constituents generally have good relationships with police. The JUSTICE Act is “a step in the right direction,” said the helicopter pilot and Iraq War veteran, who was endorsed by the Texas...

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Published in:Texas monthly (Austin) 2020-11
Main Author: Rowen, Ben
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Black Lives Matter movement
Congressional elections
Fletcher, Lizzie Pannill
Floyd, George
Immunity from prosecution
Police brutality
Police reform
Williams, Roger
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Summary:McCaul, the district’s Republican incumbent who has served eight terms, supports the JUSTICE Act and says his constituents generally have good relationships with police. The JUSTICE Act is “a step in the right direction,” said the helicopter pilot and Iraq War veteran, who was endorsed by the Texas Fraternal Order of Police in September. Candidate Photographs: Cornyn: Samuel Corum/Getty; Hegar: Eric Gay/AP; Bowers: Courtesy of Rhetta bowers; Douglas: Will Douglas for Texas; Crenshaw: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP; Ladjevardian: Astrid Stawiarz/BradBury Lewis via Getty; Gonzales: Tony Gonzales for Congress; Jones: Eric Gay/AP; Siegel: Siegel for Texas; McCaul: Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via AP; Kulkarni: Sri Preston Kulkarni for Congress; Nehls: Ballotpedia; Oliver: Rick Kern/MoveOn.org Civic Action via Getty; Williams: Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via AP; Fletcher: Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP; Hunt: Ballotpedia A version of this article originally appeared in the November 2020 issue of Texas Monthly with the headline “Eight Candidates on Policing and the Black Lives Matter Movement.”
ISSN:0148-7736
2163-3274