Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...intense conflict among city officials, community advocates, and Austin police got even more intense last week when Austin Police..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Oversight, Out of Mind

As the city and police union move forward, what's being left behind?

"...and confer" agreement between the city and the Austin Police Association. People got shot and died, racial strife ensued,..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Meet-and-Confer Draws Fire

Council takes a deep breath, gets reassurances from staff about police contract

"...on its proposed meet-and-confer labor agreement with the Austin Police Association – instead devoting time at the Thursday meeting..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chartering a Course

A preview of the Charter Revisions Proposals

"...them spent more than $1.5 million on the mayor's race.Police Monitor In the same week that Iris Jones, the..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Beyond City Limits

"...The ACLU of Texas has released "Too Far Off Task," its..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature

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Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...Committee, and others all spoke in favor of this project and the desperate need to provide housing for students..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

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"...made by almost every anti-Villas letter writer that "this project will bring 700 cars into the neighborhood and only..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

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Austin Energy's attempt to shut close its books to the public will be considered by city council September.

"...the public," said Kathy Mitchell of the Central Texas ACLU. But the group was still dominated by the utility,..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature

Compassionate Profiling

The Austin Police Department is helping John Ashcroft's dragnet; critics say they may be violating state and city law in doing so.

"...So it's official: The Austin Police Dept. is indeed participating in U.S. Attorney General John..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Pretty Sad Display

"...what baseline would the Chronicle compare those numbers? When ACLU participated in a recent study of racial profiling at..."

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"...For context, it's worth mentioning that local police unions statewide have launched campaigns to discredit and undermine..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

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"...candidates dueling to become master-developers of the Mueller Airport project made their public presentations to a packed meeting of..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"..."lawlessness." Last year's celebration ended in a melee with police donning riot gear and revelers throwing rocks and bottles..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...when evaluating whether he used racial profiling as a police tactic. Black and Latino officers can and do racially..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column

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Happenings

"...prison. Joining them will be Ann del Llano, Texas ACLU criminal justice liaison and co-coordinator of Austin's Police Accountability..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...morning, but Mike Sheffield is happy that the Austin Police Department will now be monitored by citizens like yourselves...."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Off the Desk:

"...approved by the voters in November. Work on the project will likely begin next summer with the ripping up..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

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"...Hilgers how much the city had invested in the project. "I said, 'That's the good part, the city doesn't..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature

Body Cameras for APD, but When?

Likely two-year timeline before full implementation

"...other things, the topic of body cameras for Austin Police Department officers. It appeared as though all sides were..."

April 28, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

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"...Austin needs a civilian board to review allegations of police misconduct, and if so, what powers such a review..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature

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Action Items

"...Liberties Union will hold its monthly Public Forum on police accountability at Furr's Cafeteria in Northcross Mall at 11:30am..."

Sept. 24, 1999 News Feature

Accountable Now Launches a National Effort to Track Uses of Force

A national effort to track uses of force, starting with Austin

"...the last nine years trying to gather information from police departments about their uses of force, as an attorney..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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"...on first reading the Villas on Guadalupe student housing project, sited on a triangular plot of land between the..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...Phillips has been appointed director of state and federal accountability. Phillips has been the director of ESL and bilingual..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...lowest rating under the federal No Child Left Behind accountability system – LBJ High, and Burnet and Fulmore middle..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...Ramon Hernandez, whose beating by Austin police was taped on patrol-car video cameras last year, has..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

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"...limits. When that didn't work, she allowed the Austin Police union, I believe on her behalf, to try to..."

May 3, 2002 Column

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"...piece" in what is described as the largest deconstruction project in the city's history. And while most of the..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple