One-on-One with Art Acevedo

Description

The Houston police chief on race, reform and the reverberations of George Floyd's death in the city where he was raised.

This event was recorded as part of The 2020 Texas Tribune Festival that took place virtually Sept. 1-30, 2020. You’re welcome to watch here or share this link with your friends and colleagues to watch it on demand anytime. This session was recorded on Sept. 4 and aired on Sept. 8.

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Speakers

Art Acevedo

Chief of the Houston Police Department

Acevedo has served as the chief of police for the Houston Police Department since 2016. He leads a department of 5,300 sworn law enforcement officers and 892 civilian support personnel in the fourth largest city in the U.S. Previously, Acevedo was named chief of the California Highway Patrol and served nine years as the chief of police for the Austin Police Department.

Moderator

Joel Anderson

Staff Writer at Slate

Anderson is a staff writer for Slate and co-host of the Hang Up and Listen podcast. He was also host of the third season of the Slow Burn podcast, which covered the tenuous relationship between rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Prior to joining Slate, Anderson was a reporter for ESPN and BuzzFeed News, among several other news outlets. His piece “The Two Michael Sams” is featured in The Best American Sportswriting from 2015.