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FILE - In this July 10, 2015, file frame from dashcam video provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Trooper Brian Encinia arrests Sandra Bland after she became combative during a routine traffic stop in Waller County, Texas. Texas authorities are expected to face sharp questioning over why cellphone video Sandra Bland took during her confrontational 2015 traffic stop never publicly surfaced until May 2019. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP, File)

Tensions flare in Texas Capitol over new Sandra Bland video

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 10, 2015, file frame from dashcam video provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Trooper Brian Encinia arrests Sandra Bland after she became combative during a routine traffic stop in Waller County, Texas. Texas authorities are expected to face sharp questioning over why cellphone video Sandra Bland took during her confrontational 2015 traffic stop never publicly surfaced until May 2019. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP, File)

The Latest: Tensions flare over Sandra Bland cellphone video

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This undated file handout photo provided by the Waller County Sheriff's Office shows Sandra Bland. Cellphone video Bland took during a confrontational 2015 traffic stop in Texas with a state trooper has surfaced publicly for the first time. The 39-second clip shows the woman's perspective as the trooper draws a stun gun and orders her out of her car. (Waller County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Sandra Bland’s own video of 2015 Texas traffic stop surfaces

By Paul J. Weber and Clarice Silber - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 7, 2016 file photo released by the Waller County Sheriff's Office in Hempstead, Texas, shows former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, after his arrest on a perjury charge. The misdemeanor perjury charge was dismissed against the fired Texas state trooper in a case arising from his 2015 arrest of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail. A state investigation of the white state trooper's actions in the arrest of Bland, a black motorist who later died in custody, found that the trooper was rude toward Bland and failed to follow standard procedures in his handling of the woman. (Waller County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Texas DPS: Trooper rude to Bland, did not follow procedures

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FILE - This Jan. 7, 2016 file photo released by the Waller County Sheriff's Office in Hempstead, Texas, shows former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, after his arrest on a perjury charge. The misdemeanor perjury charge has been dismissed against the fired Texas state trooper in a case arising from his 2015 arrest of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail. (Waller County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Perjury case dropped against ex-trooper in Sandra Bland case

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 21, 2015 photo, Jeanette Williams places a bouquet of roses at a memorial for Sandra Bland near Prairie View A&amp;M University, in Prairie View, Texas. The sister of Sandra Bland, a black woman found dead in a Texas jail following a confrontational traffic stop with a white state trooper, says it is &quot;gut-wrenching&quot; that lawmakers stripped police reforms from a bill named after her sibling and are now pushing a weakened compromise that &quot;painfully misses the mark.&quot; (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Sister: Weakened ‘Sandra Bland Act’ in Texas ‘gut-wrenching’

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Sister: Weakened ‘Sandra Bland Act’ in Texas ‘gut-wrenching’

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Sheriff in Texas county where Sandra Bland died re-elected

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Judge formally dismisses Sandra Bland lawsuit after deal

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This undated file handout photo provided by the Waller County Sheriff's Office shows Sandra Bland. (Waller County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Officer says prosecutors silenced him in Sandra Bland case

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of a black woman found dead in a Texas county jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper, speaks to the media outside the federal courthouse Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in Houston. A federal judge has set a 2017 trial date for a wrongful death suit filed by the family of Sandra Bland. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Vigil held to mark 1-year anniversary of Sandra Bland death

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In this image made from dashcam video provided the the Texas Department of Public Safety, state trooper Brian Encinia arrests Sandra Bland after a routine traffic stop in Waller County, Texas, on July 10, 2015. (Texas Department of Public Safety via Associated Press)

Brian Encinia, Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, indicted on perjury charges

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Jeanette Williams places a bouquet of roses at a memorial for Sandra Bland near Prairie View A&M University, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Prairie View, Texas. (Associated Press)

Sandra Bland case: No indictment in black woman’s police custody death

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this July 10, 2015, file frame from dashcam video provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Trooper Brian Encinia arrests Sandra Bland after she became combative during a routine traffic stop in Waller County, Texas. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP, File)

Sandra Bland case: Brian Encinia, trooper in arrest, once warned for conduct

By Terry Wallace - Associated Press

In this undated frame from video provided by the Waller County Sheriff's Department, Sandra Bland stands before a desk at Waller County Jail in Hempstead, Texas. Texas authorities on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, released several hours of footage showing Bland during her three days in jail, saying they wanted to dispel rumors that she was dead before arriving there. (Waller County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Sandra Bland video shows more of her time in Texas jail

By Michael Graczyk - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by the Bland family, Sandra Bland poses for a photo. The family of Bland, who was found dead in her Texas jail cell, assert that she would not have taken her own life, but authorities are pointing to mounting evidence that they say shows she hanged herself. (Courtesy of Bland family) ** FILE **

Sandra Bland’s co-inmate says she’s ‘positive’ suicide caused death

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Cannon Lambert Sr., the attorney for the family of Sandra Bland, addresses the media during a news conference at Dupage African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Lisle, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Sandra Bland told Texas jailer of prior suicide attempt, sheriff says

By David Warren - Associated Press

In this July 10, 2015, frame from dashcam video provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, trooper Brian Encinia reaches into the car to arrest Sandra Bland after she became combative during a routine traffic stop in Waller County, Texas. Bland was taken to the Waller County Jail that day and was found dead in her cell on July 13. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP)

Sandra Bland case: Dashcam video shows confrontational Texas traffic stop

By Michael Graczyk - Associated Press