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Houston's police chief rescinded a directive requiring patrol officers to make at least one traffic stop per shift. The move came before the start of a city council meeting where an ordinance prohibiting the practice was passed.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/28/522466/houston-police-department-drops-traffic-stop-quotas-after-pushback-from-council-members-and-activists/

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The Houston Police Department says its stance of leaving immigration enforcement in the hands of federal agencies has not changed, even though a local family says a man was detained by the department and then handed over to federal agents.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/03/18/516185/hpd-says-their-stance-on-immigration-enforcement-hasnt-changed-despite-recent-turnover-to-ice/

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