Recap: Opioid and Substance Abuse Hearing On Tuesday, the House Select Committee on Opioid and Substance Abuse held its second hearing. Chaired by Representative Four Price (R-Amarillo), the Committee convened to examine the opioid epidemic and substance abuse disorder. Topics of … Continue reading →

(IN)VISIBLE: Vulnerable People in the Criminal Justice System Conference This morning I was the keynote speaker at the (IN)VISIBLE: Vulnerable People in the Criminal Justice System Conference. I spoke about what was included in the Sandra Bland Act, and what … Continue reading →

Continuing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March 4, 2018 marked 50 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was in Memphis fighting for striking sanitation workers because he was a man of action … Continue reading →

In this April 3, 1968 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place. From … Continue reading →