Why Is Art Acevedo Back Overseeing APD?

City manager picks controversial former chief as top deputy

"...Art Acevedo, a controversial former chief of the Austin Police Department, is now an assistant city manager at City..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...hikers, tourists, and car thieves. The Parks and Recreation Department is battling to address the recent rise in car..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature

City Base Wage Jumps to $20/Hour for Next Fiscal Year

Council approves increase for city workers

"...to the dire staffing crisis facing practically every city department. Data from May shows a roughly 16% vacancy rate..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Adopted FY23 Budget Puts More Cash in Everybody's Pockets

Still TBD: Impact of future public safety contracts

"...to the dire staffing crisis facing practically every city department. Data from May shows a roughly 16% vacancy rate..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...of Meow Wolf portals in Las Vegas, Nev., and Denver, Colo...."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...Chris Saldaña sent a tweet, tagging Austin's mayor and police chief: "Happy New Year @Chief_Chacon, any update on @austintexasgov..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

AISD Hears Loud and Clear: No Cops in Schools

Austinites call for schools to defund its police, too

"...the public asking for the district to defund its police department. That demand comes as the nation faces a..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Aaricka Washington

Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch

Farah Muscadin’s work in progress

"...At a City Council work session in late May, Police Monitor Farah Muscadin sat down to talk about her..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Race Matters

The Mayor’s Task Force on racism provides a lengthy to-do list

"...in November as one response to two high-profile Austin Police Department incidents: the 2016 fatal shooting of unarmed teenager..."

April 7, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Prosecuting Sexual Assault

DOJ grant provides $650,000 to jump-start new sexual assault prosecution unit

"...assault advocates are celebrating a victory after the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women awarded Travis..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Headlines

"...working on sustainable energy solutions, has chosen Austin and Denver as the cities it will collaborate with in researching..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature

News Roundup: Biker Gangs, Ice Cream, & Rain

A deadly shooting, the latest at Kyle PD, and more

"...engaging in organized crime. Calling the scene "gruesome", Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton told reporters “in 34 years..."

May 18, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Get Your Shovels Out

How a local crew of diggers built the baddest Downtown dirt jumps in the country at the Ninth Street BMX Trails

"...The City of Austin's Parks & Recreation Department (PARD) would execute routine dredgings of the creek back..."

June 6, 2014 Sports Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Facts Were Immaterial

The 'counterintelligence' operations of Hoover's FBI included harassment, vilification, violence – and fake 'underground' newspapers in Bloomington, D.C., and Austin

"...Court decisions in the early Six­ties limiting the Justice Department's ability to prosecute Amer­ican Communists. Accordingly, Hoov­er redirected COINTEL­PRO's..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Dale Brumfield

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...when or how the jacket went missing. The Pampa Police Depart­ment, which investigated the murders, originally held all of..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Failure to Communicate

AISD's community outreach needs to go back to school

"...Elementary to IDEA Public Schools. There was a heavier-than-normal police presence both in and outside the board room; Eastside..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: The Legendary White Swan

The Legendary White Swan doesn't bite

"...at his Eastside lounge the Legendary White Swan. Highlighting police issues around the Eastside corner, the story began with..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...officer, Mike Asby, a veteran member of the Texas Department of Public Safety, drove in the left lane until..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cleanup Versus Clean Out

Balancing Occupy Austin's protests against power with power washing

"...the biggest point of friction so far between Austin Police Department and Occupy Austin...."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

DOJ Closes Police Inquiry

APD needs to close 'gaps in use-of-force reports'

"...The U.S. Department of Justice has officially ended its inquiry into the..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Derby Dozen(ish)

2010's local and global Roller Derby highlights

"...The Feb. 4 announcement that the Parks and Recreation Department would be opening up several facilities, including Pan-American Recreation..."

Jan. 6, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...the country. Bigger in population than Boston, bigger than Denver, bigger than Seattle. Bigger than Baltimore, bigger than Atlanta,..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...the country. Bigger in population than Boston, bigger than Denver, bigger than Seattle. Bigger than Baltimore, bigger than Atlanta,..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...has attracted not just one but two Republican opponents. Ex-Denver Bronco-turned-morning-host for ESPN Austin Dan Neil confirmed before the..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature

Denver Cops Told to Back Off Pot During DNC

Denver's pot panel tells cops to leave the stoners along and police real crime during DNC

"...Denver's Marijuana Policy Review Panel voted 5-3 last week to..."

Aug. 25, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

What's in a Name?

PUMA Tells Barack: Well keep on runnin', player, 'cause I got my good shoes on.

"...now, in a small two-story building across from the Denver Police Department, there are more PUMAs than a shoestore..."

Aug. 24, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas

Polygamist Raid Prompted by False Report?

Arrest made in investigation of the phone call that started it all

"...the action was completely false. In fact, reports The Denver Post, the woman allegedly behind the calls, Swinton, has..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...doubters to similar Downtown white waters in cities like Denver. The cost of additional water pumps to speed the..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

Beside the Point

Just like your college-ball hopefuls, several city manager picks won't go the distance

"...His work shepherding a merger between city and county police in Savannah could also prove relevant, as Austin plans..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...attempts outside his Austin home Tuesday by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Lee hit Hesness from behind as..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

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