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Joseph Moody: “The answer that we got, at least that they gave to Texas…”

Featuring: Joseph Moody, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 78

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Criminal Justice The Next Five Years

Published | Video Starts at 25:23

It's skewed even higher. So those that are arrested for those traffic citations are even more representative, so that there is something going on there. Right. Okay. And The answer that we got, at least that they gave to Texas Tribune, was we don't really have an answer to why this is happening. That's not good enough. In light of all these circumstances, in my opinion, that's not good. Representative White, do we have a problem with race and policing in this state that we address over the next five years? (25:23–25:31)

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Asserts that Texas authorities lack an explanation for racial disparities in traffic stops and arrests.

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