Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
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HOUSTON — On Thursday, April 29, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with other city leaders, announced several major changes within the Houston Police Depa…
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Read MoreJust three days after outgoing Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo’s surprising announcement that he’s leaving town to lead the Miami Police Department, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner named HPD Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner as Bayou City’s new top…
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HOUSTON — Troy Finner has been named the next chief of police for the Houston Police Department.
The executive assistant chief is a 31-year veteran …
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s Houston Matters: HPD Chief Art Acevedo’s impending departure has community groups wondering what the next chief of police may — or may not — do to further law enforcement reform efforts. What should Houstonians expect from their next chi…
Read MoreAcevedo says he wasn’t looking for the opportunity when it originally became available, but decided now that the time was right.
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Read MoreOn Thursday’s Houston Matters: Last fall, Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Task Force on Police Reform issued 104 police reform recommendations with a deadline of Jan. 5 for some of those measures to be implemented. So, how many have been so far? Also this hou…
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