Royce West

Texas State Senate

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Democratic state senator from Dallas, Texas, representing the 23rd Senatorial District

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The FBI has been called in to investigate the hanging death of a young, black woman in a Texas jail. The official cause is "suicide," but her family finds that incomprehensible.

Questions Raised about Texas Jail Hanging

The FBI has been called in to investigate the hanging death of a young, black woman in a Texas jail. The official cause is "suicide," but her family finds that incomprehensible.

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