Young Texans Legislative Caucus

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ATTENTION: If you would like to help make genuine change in the state of Texas, please listen up!

Last legislative session, House Bill 1036 was passed to require all officer involved shootings in the state to be reported. We need YOUR HELP to send letters to mayors and police chiefs of different cities to ask that all law enforcement agencies comply with the law to ensure all shootings get reported!

If you would like to help us help the state of Texas, please send a quick email to [email protected] and we will send you letter templates and the list of cities we are trying to reach!

Thank you!

For the full text of the bill, visit:
http://openstates.org/tx/bills/84/HB1036/

HB 1036 - Texas 84th Legislature (2015) - Open States Texas House Bill HB 1036: Relating to reporting requirements for certain injuries or deaths caused by peace officers and for certain injuries or deaths of peace officers..

Letter templates and list of Texas cities with large African American populations are ready for those of you who are willing to pen a letter to a mayor and a police chief asking them to comply with our state's law regarding the reporting of officer involved shootings to the Texas AG! Email me at [email protected] and we will send you everything you need to become an advocate for this important cause.

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