Sandra Bland's mother Geneva Reed-Veal has named 10 new Waller County officials in her federal lawsuit over her daughter's untimely death

Texas Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw shared his thoughts on the death of Sandra Bland and how the actions of the arresting officer escalated the incident, The Texas Tribune reports.

State Trooper Brian Encinia is accused of lying in his incident report of Bland's arrest and for being unprofessional during her traffic stop.

Family lawyers say the Texas trooper lacked probable cause to make the traffic stop in the first place, and committed assault and battery during the arrest.

Bland's family has come out saying that they were never contacted during the initial probe on Bland's death and are calling the investigation a "farce."

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Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders has issued a powerful statement in the wake of a grand jury's decision not to bring any indictments in the case of Sandra Bland.

A Texas grand jury has decided on Monday (Dec. 21) to not issue any indictments in the mysterious prison cell death of Chicago woman, Sandra Bland. Despite video evidence showing a display of excessive force from the arresting officer, the case now remains at a standstill. Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reports: A Waller County Grand Jury […]

Police officers in Prairie View Texas were shown on video Tasing a Texas councilman who was on his knees with his back turned to them outside of his home Saturday. Prairie View police officers were questioning three men about alleged drug activity when Councilman Jonathan Miller, 26, reportedly stepped into the conversation, since the men were guests […]

Armed members of the New Black Panther Party marched outside of the Waller County Jail to protest the arrest and death of Sandra Bland

Sandra Bland's family announced the filing of a lawsuit against officials in Houston involved in her arrest and death.