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Texas trooper indicted over Sandra Bland stop formally fired

Britta Lee, Regional Content Editor - March 2, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas trooper indicted over his arrest of a Black woman who was later found dead in jail has been formally…

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Prosecutor says no indictment in Sandra Bland jail death

Britta Lee, Regional Content Editor - December 22, 2015

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A grand jury decided that neither sheriff’s officials nor jailers committed a crime in the treatment of a Black woman who…

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Sandra Bland’s family sues state trooper, wants answers

Editor - August 4, 2015

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper…

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Prosecutor: Sandra Bland’s autopsy revealed no evidence of homicide

Editor - July 23, 2015

Cannon Lambert Sr. the attorney for the family of Sandra Bland addresses the media during a news conference at Dupage African Methodist Episcopal Church on…

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