Just weeks after nearly four dozen mostly African American victims of a rogue drug agent in Tulia, TX were awarded a settlement of more than $5 million, the State Bar of Texas has moved to discipline the prosecutor in the case. The racist 1999 drug bust, which rocked the small Texas town, attracted national attention because it resulted in the jailing of more than 10% of the town's small African American population.
 
The drug arrests were based entirely on the work of Tom Coleman, a nefarious undercover agent who has since been accused of racism and perjury. A petition filed in state court alleges district attorney Terry McEachern did not disclose Coleman's criminal history to defense lawyers.

Kizzie White, 26, a Tulian who spent four years in jail on drug charges, told the Los Angeles Times McEachern "did wrong and should get what's coming to him. He should be punished for what he did. He messed up a lot of people's lives.

"The case, which fell apart on those accusations and the lack of physical evidence, led to the disbanding of the federally financed 26-county narcotics task force responsible for the arrests. Texas Gov. Rick Perry later pardoned the Tulia defendants after they were exonerated in a court hearing.

The Drug Policy Alliance worked with the coalition of individuals and organizations that sought justice and freedom for the innocent victims. The Alliance continues its work in the state because, in spite of the Tulia revelations, Texas continues to incarcerate African Americans at five times the rate of whites.