The family of a Black teenager by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, address has filed a lawsuit.

As Ralph Yarl struggles to come to grips with being shot after going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, the white Kansas City, Missouri homeowner who shot the Black 16-year-old is facing his day in court.

A prominent civil rights attorney was arrested in a Dallas suburb during a demonstration in memory of a Black man who died while struggling with guards at an area jail.

A Bexar County grand jury has no-billed a San Antonio police officer who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy on June 3, 2022.

Attorneys and community activists in Texas say they hope a former sheriff’s office detention officer's indictment in an inmate's death will prompt changes in the state’s largest county jail.

An attorney representing the family of 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by San Antonio police announced he is preparing to file a civil rights lawsuit in connection with the incident.

Merritt endorsed the top vote-getter, Rochelle Garza, who will face Joe Jaworski in the Democratic runoff for attorney general on May 24.

The 6,000 Democratic primary votes could be enough to impact the results in the races for attorney general and one state House seat.

Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski and civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt are in a heated battle for second place and a spot in a runoff in May.

Merritt is licensed in Pennsylvania. The state constitution doesn’t require the attorney general to be a licensed lawyer, but Merritt’s opponent has criticized his legal record.

The GOP slate for statewide office includes two high-profile Latinos and two Black candidates who have previously held state or federal office. Republicans are making a play to be more competitive with voters of color as the state’s electorate grows more diverse.

A longtime ally of embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is joining the crowded race against him in 2022.

The National Urban League and other civil rights activists are calling for authorities to fire and prosecute Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a Black man who died in police custody.

The death of a Black man who struggled with detention officers at a Texas jail during what his family members say probably was a mental health crisis has been ruled a homicide.

The death of a Black man who struggled with detention officers at a Texas jail during what his family members say probably was a mental health crisis has been ruled a homicide.

A sheriff in Texas has fired seven officers involved in the in-custody death of a Black jail inmate in Texas whose family members say may have been suffering a mental health crisis.

DALLAS – A prominent Dallas attorney who has represented the families of Black people killed by police officers says he is running for Texas attorney general. Lee Merritt announced over the weekend that he plans to challenge Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton after mentioning the idea during a protest Friday over a man's death in a suburban Dallas jail. “Texas deserves an attorney general that will fight for the constitutional rights of all citizens,” Merritt tweeted Saturday. People seeking to run for Texas attorney general cannot file candidacy papers for months, but the 2022 election has dawn early attention following new criminal allegations against Paxton. Paxton has denied any wrongdoing and said he'll seek reelection.

BELTON – Family members of a Black man fatally shot by a Killeen, Texas, police officer who was responding to a mental health call are calling for the officer to be arrested and charged for the shooting. Patrick Lynn Warren, 52, was shot Sunday by Officer Reynaldo Contreras, who was responding to what has been termed a psychiatric call, police said. “Instead of that same resource officer who had helped before, they sent Reynaldo Contreras,” Merritt said. “The officer had a hostile demeanor and was not prepared to deal with a mental health crisis ... (the incident) continued to escalate. “We expect Officer Reynaldo Contreras to be arrested immediately.

Greene died following a police chase in Louisiana in 2019, and his death is now under federal investigation. “This family has been lied to the entire time about what happened,” said civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who also viewed the footage. Police initially told Greene’s family he had “died on impact” after crashing into a tree, the doctor wrote. Greene’s death, which followed a chase near Monroe over an unspecified traffic violation, was ruled accidental and attributed to cardiac arrest, said Renee Smith, the Union Parish coroner who was not in office when that determination was made. The State Police report refers to Greene crashing into a tree as the “the most harmful event” in the crash.

Update: The news conference was canceled just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The news conference is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. in Greenville, located in Hunt County. When Lucas produced a stun gun, Price began to walk away. After Lucas deployed the stun gun, which wasn’t fully effective, Price walked toward him and appeared to reach out to grab the end of the stun gun, the affidavit said. The affidavit said that Lucas then fired four times, striking Price in the upper torso.

Just two days after 31-year-old Jonathan Price was killed by police in North Texas, the Texas Rangers on Monday arrested the officer they say shot him, saying the officer’s actions did not seem “objectionably reasonable.”Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas, who is white, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of Price, who was Black, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement. Merritt said Price had seen a man assaulting a woman and intervened. When police arrived, Merritt said Price raised his hands and tried to explain what was happening. DPS said Lucas tried to detain Price, who “resisted in a non-threatening posture and began walking away.”Lucas fired a taser at Price, then shot him, DPS said. “The preliminary investigation indicates that the actions of Officer Lucas were not objectionably reasonable,” the agency's statement read.

SAN ANTONIO A Bexar County deputy who fatally shot Damian Lamar Daniels on Aug. 25 was involved in a similar fatal shooting a decade ago, according to the sheriffs office. Daniels, a combat veteran, had been struggling over the recent deaths of loved ones and was paranoid, family said. On Sept. 17, 2010, Rodriguez fatally shot Jack Burney Butler, who had struggled with bipolar disorder, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The officer told him to stop, and my brother did not, Shannon Butler told the Express-News. Merrit and Daniels family met with District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday in hopes of getting justice for him.

National civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, associate attorney Blerim Elmazi and members of Daniels family met with Gonzales and his staff. Merritt also confirmed that BCSO officials reached out to the Daniels family after he was killed, but the family declined meeting with law enforcement. Once the case is reviewed, it will be presented to a Bexar County Grand jury to determine if an indictment is warranted. Daniels death has sparked demonstrations outside the Bexar County Jail and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff has directed his county manager to look into policy changes. Two veteran deputies and a trainee deputy have are being placed on administrative leave before being placed on administrative duty as standard procedure.