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Death Watch: For Travis Mullis, Tragedy Begets Tragedy

Not all efforts to spare death row inmates are equal.

12:45PM Wed. Sep. 18, 2024, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

Austin ISD Trustees Wonder if Goals Rely Too Much on State Test Results

Austin ISD is finishing up a complex project that the board of trustees will be glad to be done with – the revision of the district’s “scorecard.”

1:28PM Tue. Sep. 17, 2024, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

Casar Introduces Act to Help Fossil Fuel Workers Transition to Clean Energy Jobs

Global demand for oil, though projected to increase in the next few years, is showing a long-term trend of flatlining, and coal jobs are at an all-time low.

1:21PM Tue. Sep. 17, 2024, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

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Monster Jam

Moody Center

Freedom + Juneteenth: A Night of Jubilation at Pease Park

Kids Block Party
at Central Library

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Following Court Ruling, City Manager Moves to Eliminate Secret Police File

More than a year after voters approved the Austin Police Oversight Act and supporters sued to force the city of Austin and the Austin Police Department to fully implement it, officials are taking steps to fulfill one of the Oversight Act’s key mandates – elimination of a secret file where some police misconduct records had been kept.

2:20PM Fri. Sep. 13, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

What Are the Hot Topics Being Discussed at This Week’s Texas Cannabis Policy Conference?

When I tell my friends I’m going to a cannabis conference this weekend, they’re probably imagining an expo center with booths giving away free grinders and B-Real From Cypress Hill is signing autographs, but I’m guaranteed to see zero guys in beanies at this event.

10:45AM Thu. Sep. 12, 2024, Kevin Curtin Read More | Comment »

Former APD Leader Fired After Alleged Domestic Violence Is Denied Appeal

Jonathan Kringen, a former leader at the Austin Police Department tasked with studying crime data, will not be getting his old job back following a daylong hearing at the Municipal Civil Service Commission on Sept. 9.

12:56PM Wed. Sep. 11, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Judge Rules That City, APD Have “Unlawfully” Maintained Secret Police File

A Travis County judge ruled that the city of Austin and Austin Police Department have “unlawfully” maintained a secret police personnel file known as the “G file” that was outlawed by the Austin Police Oversight Act.

6:15PM Fri. Aug. 30, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

City Hires Pricey Law Firm to Defend Discrimination Lawsuit From Former Cop

The city of Austin appears ready to mount a vigorous – or at least costly – defense in a workplace harassment lawsuit brought by former Austin Police Officer Samantha Liedtke.

2:07PM Wed. Aug. 28, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

20th Annual Team of Texas 4000 for Cancer Crosses Finish Line in Alaska

After nearly traversing the entirety of the United States and Canada, the end was finally in sight. On Aug. 2, the 20th annual Texas 4000 team biked the final 48-mile leg of their 4,000-mile journey from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

3:00PM Tue. Aug. 20, 2024, Aaron Sullivan Read More | Comment »

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