Hispanic Heritage Month: How Houston’s Chicano Squad changed homicide investigations

A local news story from Texas, reported by Click2Houston KPRC.

Local News · Texas · October 15, 2026

From Click2Houston KPRC

In the late 1970s, six Mexican American Houston police officers helped change the way the Houston Police Department investigated homicides, building trust in communities where residents had long been reluctant to speak with law enforcement.

Reported by Click2Houston KPRC, October 15, 2026. Read the full story at Click2Houston KPRC →

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