Waller County, Texas

On July 10, 2015, Texas state trooper Brian Encina stopped Sandra Bland for failing to signal a lane change. Three days later, Bland was found dead in her cell at the Waller County jail. So how did a minor traffic infraction turn into a jailhouse death? That is a question many are struggling to answer, from U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis, who has appointed a committee of outside prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys to investigate Bland’s

Karen Besaw Week 3 Individual Project 7/27/2015 In Hempstead, Texas, a trooper that pulled over and later arrested a woman was found dead in her jail cell, was put on desk duty for violating the procedures. The woman, Sandra Bland, age twenty-eight, was arrested on July tenth. She had spent most of the weekend in the Waller County jail, and she was found dead, hanged in her cell on Monday. Sandra Bland’s death was ruled to be a suicide, but Sandra Bland’s family does find that to be true. With the

Sandra Bland was found hanged by her throat with a plastic trash bag in her cell at Waller County Jail at 9:00 am. There has been much controversy surrounding the uncertainty whether if Bland had committed suicide, of which her autopsy suggests, or if the suspicious authorities of Waller County Jail may have played a key factor in her death. As theories evolve surrounding Bland’s death, her encounter with the Texas Trooper who imprisoned Bland has become the main discussion under which circumstances

Jane Long is the mother Texas she has been through so much, she has accomplished so many things.You may know her as the wife of Dr.James Long but she has her own history as well.I have been typing too much about how she is special and why she is the mother of Texas,but I haven't been going into full detail on how she became the mother of Texas.I will be discussing in this essay is her early life ,her later life, and her accomplishments. Jane long may not have much recorded early life facts

History The Texas State Historical Association affirms that the city of Austin was established in 1839 as the Republic of Texas and was named after its founder Stephen F. Austin (Humphrey, 2010). Head surveyor Edwin Waller was appointed to plan and construct Austin. Their intent was to have the city ready by the time the Texas congress assembled in November 1839 so they built temporary government buildings at temporary locations (Humphrey, 2010). By October government offices opened, the first church

when the Ku Klux Klan was still prevalent in Texas. He was outwardly exposed to the hatred of black people in the community and was raised to instinctively dislike African Americans. Although the KKK was originally established in Tennessee, it spread all the way to Texas and became a prominent group. In order to maintain their dominance and to thwart the anti-KKK, they extended their power by working to have members in important political posts (Texas State Historical Association). By doing this

and the internet were booming with information about the death of Sandra Bland. Sandra Bland was arrested on July 10, 2015 for a minor traffic violation in Hempstead, Texas while she was on the way to accept her new job at Prairie View A&M. Three days later Bland was found hanged in her jail cell in Waller County, Texas. The county coroner classified her death as a suicide, although many believe that she was murdered by one of the officers. Until this day we still question, “What really happened

added new voter identification requirements for in-person voting statewide. Prior to June 26, 2013; Texas and a number of other states and political subdivisions could not alter their voting requirements without preclearance from either the U.S. Attorney General or a three-judge panel sitting for the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. Following the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder, states beholden to the preclearance requirement were released, subject to an amendment

in Texas, do not take any chances of having a conviction undermine your professional aspirations. Matt Horak understands the tremendous burden these allegations place on ordinary people, and he works to achieve the most favorable outcome to cases with the fewest possible consequences. Matt Horak, Attorney at Law, PLLC represents clients all over the Houston area, including Liberty County, Waller County, Montgomery County, Harris County, Brazoria County, Galveston County, and Fort Bend County. Let

On July 13, 2015, Sandra Bland committed suicide in Waller County Jail in Hempstead, Texas. Bland was an African-American, and was subject to police brutality. A few days before her death, the police placed Bland in jail as a result of traffic confrontation that did escalate to violence. Her incident with the police is a prime example of the racism that goes on today. Though policies were passed to combat acts of prejudice against blacks, there is always an underlying hatred towards African-Americans