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Tomball council authorizes posting of police contact data under state law after department report
Summary
The City Council voted to authorize posting of the Tomball Police Department's annual contact data report, required by Senate Bill 1074. Chief Burt presented stop/search statistics and directed further review after the data showed Black drivers were searched at a higher rate than their share of stops.
The Tomball City Council on Feb. 3 authorized the posting of the Tomball Police Department’s annual contact-data report, as required by Texas Senate Bill 1074. Police Chief Burt presented the department’s collected motor-vehicle stop data and described steps the department will take to review areas of disproportionate searches.
Chief Burt told the council that state law requiring this report (Senate Bill 1074) prohibits racial profiling and requires agencies to collect seven elements for motor-vehicle contacts that result in a warning, citation, arrest or use of force. He said the department stopped 13,167…
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