Residents at Temple council meeting press for police body‑cam release, decry tax increase and alley dumping

Residents used the public‑comment portion of the Temple City Council meeting to press for transparency about a police shooting, to criticize a recently adopted city budget and tax rate, and to ask the city to address repeated illegal dumping in alleys.

Adam Pires, who identified himself as a two‑year Temple resident and a disabled veteran, said he is “shocked and surprised” that footage has not been released from an officer‑involved death involving a man he identified as Billy Gordon. “Where's the body cam footage? We haven't seen the body cam footage,” Pires said, and called on the city to stop denying public records requests. He said several people have requested the footage and “it just keeps getting blocked,”…