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Texas lawmakers want to exempt police from deadly conduct charges

Sneha Dey

Apr 28, 2025

Exempt police from deadly conduct charges

Texas lawmakers are now working to make that kind of sentence impossible. Senate Bill 1637 would exempt law enforcement officers from being charged with deadly conduct for actions taken in the line of duty. The House gave preliminary approval of the Senate bill Tuesday, taking it up in lieu of its nearly identical bill House Bill 2436. full story here. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/28/texas-police-deadly-conduct-exempt/

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