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Victor O. Obaseki

Policy coordinator, Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis, UT-Austin

Victor O. Obaseki is an attorney and the policy coordinator at the Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis at The University of Texas at Austin, the Black Studies policy institute at the university. Obaseki formerly served as a drafting attorney at Texas Legislative Council.

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Law and Order

Kids, dogs and law enforcement

By Victor O. Obaseki, Jan. 11, 2016

All kids are more important than dogs. Every right-minded person agrees with that, but two bills passed by the 84th Texas Legislature exemplify how public policy has failed in this regard