Grand Jury

Legal experts said the shooting likely falls under the state's self-defense law, but some questions remain

"Those officers should be praised for their efforts, not prosecuted,” said Gov. Greg Abbott

Austin's police chief has said that he is “extremely disappointed” by the indictments

In a press conference, Chief Joseph Chacon rebuked a grand jury decision to charge 19 officers over conduct related to civil unrest in 2020

The same jury convicted the man of murder last month in the fatal 2017 shooting of Lt. Debra Clayton

The four defendants are accused of willfully violating George Floyd's constitutional rights

An officer was within his rights when he fatally shot an armed 17-year-old after a pursuit, a grand jury decided

The officers were charged with felony second-degree assault after video of the incident went viral

The conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison

The man who was shot was also indicted after video showed him attacking police with a glass bottle just before the shooting

The grand juror said in a written statement that the grand jury asked questions about bringing other charges against the officers, but were told "prosecutors didn't feel they could make them stick"

Police said they knocked repeatedly and identified themselves before entering Taylor's apartment, according to testimony

AG Daniel Cameron's office filed a motion Wednesday asking for a week's delay to redact names and personal information

A judge ordered the release after a member of the grand jury sued to have the record of the proceedings made public

Sheriff Robert Chody was indicted on an evidence tampering charge in destroying reality TV show footage