Floyd’s death inspires bias training for officers in Texas

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Monday's Top Story [Floyd s death inspires bias training for officers in Texas]( [Floyd’s death inspires bias training for officers in Texas]( It never hurts to ask.State Rep. Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat struggling with heartbreak and anger over images of George Floyd beneath a police officer's knee, reached out to the Texas agency that sets training standards for law enforcement with a request.Could officer training, he asked, include better instruction on implicit bias, the unconscious attitudes and stereotypes that affect a person's actions?To his happy relief, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement said yes. 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