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Corruption on Steroids – The Harris County DA’s Office has its own brand of Secret Justice.
Our upcoming three part investigative series exposes the secret justice that the Harris County District Attorney’s office makes available to those in the know – for a price. We’ll be exploring a machine of corruption driven by a staff that is all but untouchable. Part one of the series, “Secret Justice”, picks up with the [...]
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Report Regarding the Failure of HPD Internal Affairs in Preventing Officer Retribution
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT 1200 TRAVIS STREET HOUSTON, TEXAS ____________________________________ REPORT REGARDING THE FAILURE OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS IN PREVENTING OFFICER RETRIBUTION ____________________________________ Delivered to: Mayor Annise D. Parker City of Houston Charles A. MCClelland, Jr. Chief of Police M. A. Dirden Executive Assistant Chief Strategic Operations Dorothy A. Edwards Assistant Chief Professional Services Command George [...]
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Part III: Shielded from Justice: Who Polices the Houston Police
We began this three part investigative series in an effort to expose how the citizens of Houston, the fourth largest city in America, had lost oversight of its police. Project 143 set out to explore a police department unresponsive to citizen complaints and unaccountable to the public it serves. What we did not expect was that [...]
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Good Hope at the Crossroads of History and Fate
“At times, history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man’s unending search for freedom.” President Johnson opened his speech to a joint session of Congress on March 15, 1965, throwing the full weight of his administration behind legislation that would become the Voting Rights [...]
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Citizens oversight without authority is nothing more than observation
On February 18th, Mayor Annise Parker announced what she called “a sweeping package of new initiatives aimed at restoring public trust in the Houston Police Department.” Judging from the general reaction, its clear that rather than a shiny package of sweeping new initiatives, the public was expecting a package sweeping changes. The Mayor’s new Independent [...]
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Part II: Shielded from Justice: Who Polices the Houston Police?
Shortly after Project 143 began this series, the city of Houston experienced first hand the predictable results of a police force unaccountable to the citizens with the public release of the Chad Holly tape. The bottom line is that the Houston Police Department lacks effective public accountability and transparency (open and public sharing of information [...]
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Form over Substance: A Few Notes From The Field
One of the things I enjoy about working a contract like Project 143 (our current 3-part investigation of HPD) is the late night staff debates on politics, ethics and religion. And before you say it, I already know…you should never talk about politics, ethics or religion. Its not polite; I think is how it goes. [...]
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Shielded from Justice: Who Polices the Houston Police?
This is the first in a three part investigative series exposing how the citizens of Houston, the fourth largest city in America, lost oversight of its police. Project 143 explores a police department unresponsive to citizen complaints and unaccountable to the public it serves. To understand how we got here requires a little background in [...]
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Project and Legal Events Calander
As Project 143 continues to develop, EmPac Texas members who have expressed an interest in attending events such as Houston City Council meetings, legislative committee meetings both in Houston and Austin, judicial conferences and EmPac Texas strategy secessions will be notified by mail. Additionally, we will post Event information here including dates and times.
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Welcome to EmPac Texas
EmPac Texas is an organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public institutions and exposing those who sacrifice the common good to special interests. EmPac Texas advances its mission using a combination of research, litigation and media outreach. EmPac Texas employs the law as a tool to force officials to act ethically [...]
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