Mayor Sylvester Turner on Wednesday announced a 45-member task force to review Houston Police Department practices, weeks after local and nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans killed by police.
The task force also includes Trae tha Truth, Houston rapper and former friend of George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25.
In his announcement, Turner said his “Task Force on Policing Reform” consisted of “members who represent a cross-section of our very diverse community,” and he addressed any potential critics of the plan.
“People in our city want good policing and they want accountability and transparency within the Houston Police Department,” Turner said at a Wednesday press conference.
People in our community want good policing, accountability, and transparency within the Houston Police Department.”
