Sheriff Hits Pause on Magistration Pilot After Nine Days, Saying She Needs Help
$500K program would provide counsel to indigent arrestees
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News, May 17, 2022
Leander Votes to Keep Itself Connected to Cap Metro
Bus service, shuttle service, and MetroRail, oh my!
News, May 12, 2022
Melissa Lucio’s Execution Halted
The mother convicted for killing her daughter could receive a new trial
News, April 28, 2022
In Leander and Cedar Park, Backlash Is on the Ballot
Moving away from Austin?
News, April 28, 2022
Legislators Urge Abbott to Spare the Life of Woman on Death Row
Justice for Melissa Lucio?
News, April 14, 2022
Death Watch: A Mother Set to Die
Melissa Lucio says she didn’t kill her daughter, and half of the Texas House of Representatives agree
News, April 7, 2022
Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped
"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”
News, April 7, 2022
Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?
Suffering from criminal depression
News, March 31, 2022
Racial Profiling Report Finds Cops Still Racial Profiling
Austin Police Department annual report shows a disproportional number of Black Austinites arrested, injured
News, March 17, 2022
Death Watch: A Startling Last-Minute Claim of Innocence
New evidence emerges in case of man slated for March 8 execution
News, March 3, 2022
Democrat Judicial Candidates Celebrate Primary Wins
Nominees will breeze to election in deep-blue Travis County
News, March 3, 2022
Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests
Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings
News, Feb. 24, 2022
D.A. Indicts 19 Austin Police for Assault in 2020 BLM Protest Response
Charges for 8th St. shootings send shockwaves among law enforcement
News, Feb. 18, 2022
Nearly a Dozen Contested Races on the Election Docket
Judging the judges
News, Feb. 17, 2022
Adil Dghoughi’s Killer Indicted for Murder
Family, advocates’ push for justice gets results
News, Feb. 17, 2022
A Lively Crowd Seeks the Open House District 51 Seat
A lively crowd seeks the open House District 51 seat
News, Feb. 10, 2022
Austin Is a “Stop-and-Frisk” City, Ongoing APD Review Reveals
Kroll report documents ongoing questionable, inequitable policing
News, Feb. 3, 2022
Plea Reached in Arson of Democratic Party Headquarters
Plea reached in arson of Democratic Party HQ
News, Jan. 20, 2022
Another Lawsuit Accuses Austin Police of Using Excessive Force
APD officer alleged to have shot minor with a beanbag round in 2021
News, Jan. 20, 2022
Austin Police Association vs. City's Office of Police Oversight
Police union wins a round in contest over oversight
News, Jan. 6, 2022
Racist Relic Rock Removed in Lockhart
Campaign to move Confederate statue finally clicks
News, Dec. 22, 2021
Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Killer Cop Faces Murder Charge
March 10: Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor is indicted for first-degree murder in the 2020 killing of Michael Ramos
News, Dec. 16, 2021
Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice
Why did Adil Dghoughi die?
News, Dec. 9, 2021
Local Nonprofit Accuses APD of Illegally Raiding Offices
Workers Defense Project decries “unnecessary” show of force
News, Nov. 24, 2021
Report Critiques COVID-19 Response in Local Jails
Study reveals "a messy patchwork" of approaches to pandemic
News, Nov. 18, 2021
Death Watch: SCOTUS Hears Texas Spiritual-Advisor Case
A prayer for the dying
News, Nov. 11, 2021
Judge: No New Trial for Rodney Reed
Bastrop County judge's recommendation comes after Reed's attorney argued new evidence warranted a trial
News, Nov. 4, 2021
Police Chief Deposition Sheds Light on Daniel Perry Case, APD Shake-Ups
Strained relations between Austin Police officers, leadership at center of Joseph Chacon's deposition
News, Oct. 28, 2021
Teen Inventor Honored for His "FireBot"
Search and rescue robot helps firefighters navigate burning buildings remotely
News, Oct. 21, 2021
New Police Chief Sends Signal With Stiff Discipline
Two officers suspended after police use stun gun on handcuffed suspect
