Betting that funding will be restored, some Texas agencies accept Flock’s offer to keep cameras onDallas will keep more than 300 Flock Safety cameras originally slated for removal after the surveillance company paused certain agencies’ payments for the devices for 90 days, a move made in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s state funding freeze for the controversial cameras. At least two other cities and onePittsburgh Tribune-Review6d agoWhole story →EconomyJusticeGreg Abbotttexas funding freeze
Former Dallas officer who shot Black man in apartment that she mistook for hers gets paroleA white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which is appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, rejected Amber Guyger’s initialPittsburgh Tribune-Review7d agoWhole story →JusticeGreg Abbottamber guyger parole decision
Jon Decker: New bill would open your smartphone to special interestsRep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., has some explaining to do in her district following the release of her “App Store Freedom Act.” Cammack and her fellow supporters want you to believe their congressional phone lines are ringing off the hook with constituents begging to have the Google Play Store or Apple’sPittsburgh Tribune-Review2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyKat Cammackapp store freedom act introduction
