Graham Dyer

Legislators hear testimony on closing police loophole in Texas Public Information Act

2019-02-28T05:52:46-06:00

AUSTIN _ The parents of teens and young adults who died in police custody urged the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday to close a loophole in the Public Information Act so they can access records about their loved ones' deaths. "Government transparency is government transparency, even when it's not pretty," said House Speaker Pro Tem Joe Moody, D-El Paso, as he explained the need for his House Bill 147. "It's better for people to know the truth, even if it's ugly and complicated and challenging." The legislation would prevent law enforcement agencies from withholding records in cases that did not [...]

Legislators hear testimony on closing police loophole in Texas Public Information Act2019-02-28T05:52:46-06:00

Denied: KXAN series reports on police withholding records when suspect dies

2018-04-23T19:47:55-05:00

KXAN television in Austin is airing a series about a Texas law that gives police discretion to withhold information if a suspect dies in custody. Legislative efforts to close that loophole failed in 2017, but it has not stopped the families who have been denied video and other records detailing their loved ones' final moments from speaking out. Check out this KXAN report based on a year-long investigation and shining light on the need for police accountability, transparency and trust. http://www.kxan.com/denied

Denied: KXAN series reports on police withholding records when suspect dies2018-04-23T19:47:55-05:00

Police withheld records of their son’s death; now they know why

2017-04-21T17:14:41-05:00

By Eric Dexheimer Austin American-Statesman Originally published April 20, 2017 Kathy and Robert Dyer received the phone call out of every parent’s nightmares at 3 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2013. A Mesquite police officer was telling them their 18-year-old son, Graham, was in the hospital with a serious head injury. They should come as quickly as possible. They sped in the dark south to Dallas from their home on a dirt road outside of Paris, in Northeast Texas, arriving at Baylor University Medical Center at dawn. Graham lay unresponsive in the intensive care unit beneath a bristle of medical tubes and [...]

Police withheld records of their son’s death; now they know why2017-04-21T17:14:41-05:00
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