The dash cam video of State Rep. Garnet Coleman's July 14 traffic stop and his refusal to retract his criticism of the Austin County deputy who pulled him over brought scrutiny on Thursday from police organizations in Houston and the state, agencies that are demanding an apology from the lawmaker or threatening to pull their support for him at the election polls.

The Texas Municipal Police Association is demanding a public apology from Coleman, D-Houston, after he said he was disrespected during a traffic stop and "treated like a child." Police say the video, made public a week after Coleman's remarks during a hearing in Austin, shows an encounter much different than what the lawmaker described. Coleman continued to defend his comments Thursday and said he would not be issuing an apology.

"I have nothing to apologize for," Coleman said. "There was nothing I said that was inconsistent with the stop. The only difference is that you cannot see my feelings on the videotape."

Coleman shared his experience during a legislative hearing last week about the traffic stop and subsequent suicide of Sandra Bland. After hearing the remarks, Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes decided to release the dash cam footage on Wednesday so "the public can decide for themselves what happened."

Heath Wester, president of the Texas Municipal Police Association, said he was disappointed Coleman was not willing to recant his description of the stop following the release of the video.

"It's sad that he can't see he made a mistake in judgment," Wester said. "I think he would have expected an apology from the officer, had he messed up. Why couldn't he accept what he did as wrong and issue an apology?"

Wester's sentiments were echoed by local police leaders - top officials at the Houston Police Officers' Union and the Harris County Deputies Organization both expressed their outrage with Coleman's comments.

"We've endorsed Representative Coleman every single time that he has run," said Ray Hunt, president of the police union. "This is so insulting to us, what he has done, and insulting to police across the state. All he had to do is say that he reflected on it and the officer appears to be very professional, but he refuses to do that. In the (Houston Police Department) we call that untruthfulness."

Caught going 94 mph

Bob Goerlitz, president of the deputies organization, said he was outraged by Coleman's characterization of the deputy.

"In law enforcement, normally it's kind of one of those things where you either give a him a sermon or you give him a citation," Goerlitz said. "(The officer) was actually a pretty nice guy ... (Coleman) basically lied about the stop."

The dash cam video shows one of Brandes' deputies traveling on Interstate 10 east moving toward exit 718 near Sealy. Coleman's car can be seen passing the officer on the left, who clocks Coleman's speed at 94 mph. The deputy turns on his lights, prompting Coleman to move over to the right lane and turn on his emergency flashers before pulling onto the shoulder.

Coleman and the deputy exchange pleasantries then discuss Coleman's speed. The deputy tells Coleman he should not be traveling at such a high speed, especially in a car with "state official" license plates. Coleman says his speed got away from him and he did not realize how fast he was driving. He was headed to Houston from Austin.

The deputy later tells Coleman he will not issue a ticket, but he will give him a warning, noting that an officer in Wharton County did the same thing when Coleman was pulled over for speeding last year.

Had Coleman been given a ticket in each of the incidents, the deputy tells him, he would have lost his driver's license on points. Coleman and the deputy go back and forth a few times before Coleman tells him, "stop treating me like a child."

Cameras 'tell the truth'

The deputy says that was not his intention and the two exchange a few more words before the deputy returns to his car and Coleman drives away. The entire video is 10 minutes long.

"If I had watched Representative Coleman at the hearing, I would have taken him at his word and believed him at his word because he is a respectful representative," Hunt said.

"If that video camera had not been rolling, the people who heard Representative Coleman would have taken him at his word. We have been proponents of body cameras and dash cameras, stating that we know they are going to tell the truth."

While officials believe the dash cam footage has helped prove the officer did not behave inappropriately, technology used to monitor officers on the job cuts both ways. In the case of Sandra Bland, the dash cam video captured a state trooper telling Bland to put our her cigarette, ordering her out of her car and threatening her with a stun gun.

Wester said his organization supports the use of body and dash cameras as ways to hold police officers accountable and to provide factual accounts of contentious situations, but the situation with Coleman's traffic stop highlights a larger issue.

"In our profession, we are trying to build these bridges between us and the community," he said. "We're trying to show the community that we are there for them, and when you have things like this that happen, it's not building those bridges, it's tearing them down."

Despite concerns about the accuracy of Coleman's description of the traffic stop, Hunt said the union has worked closely with him in the past.

"It was a very difficult call to make," said Hunt of the union's decision not to endorse Coleman in the future. "We have to overlook the fact that we are possibly alienating a very good friend in the Legislature. We have to overlook those things when someone crosses the line."

Constituents 'proud of me'

Coleman said he is not concerned with losing the union's endorsement and said his constituents "know me by now."

"I've been a legislator for 24 years," said Coleman, who indicated he received a number of supportive emails after the video was released.

"I've been chosen by the police unions across the state and the police associations. That's their choice. For my constituents who feel more like Sandra Bland or like me, I doubt that this will have any impact. They're proud of me."