Why doesn’t Texas law regulate police chases? State lawmakers, experts explain

Why doesn’t Texas law regulate police chases? State lawmakers, experts explain

Police chases, at their worst, are deadly. They tend to damage property. They can leave communities grieving. Most states — including Texas — have no idea how many chases happen within their own state beyond how highway troopers engage.

Why doesn't Texas law regulate police chases? State lawmakers, experts explain - R Street Institute

Texas and other big states might be too geographically diverse for a one-size-fits-all approach to pursuits, said Jillian Snider, criminal justice and civil liberties policy director at the R Street Institute. Police officers aren’t trained the same way from department to department either, which would complicate the creation of statewide pursuit rules, she said. States... The post Why doesn’t Texas law regulate police chases? State lawmakers, e…

Texas Lawmakers Take Up Bills To Expedite Access To Psychedelic Therapy

A Texas House committee took testimony on Monday about two bills designed to prepare the state to provide swift access to therapeutic psychedelics in the event of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One measure, HB 4014, would establish a state-backed study, in collaboration with university researchers, on the use of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders such as PTSD and depression. It would direct officials at the…