In Houston, 2 Cases Raise Tough Racial Questions

clipped from www.nytimes.com In Houston, 2 Cases Raise Tough Racial Questions Nick De La Torre/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press A day after the acquittal of a police officer in the shooting of a young black man, Robert Tolan, outside his home, a protest was held Wednesday in front of the police building in Bellaire, Tex. By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. HOUSTON — This is a town that prides itself on being among the most diverse and tolerant cities in the country, but two recent cases of alleged police brutality against young black men have stirred anger among civil rights leaders and left some residents wondering just how far race relations in their city have come.