"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives

Power to the people?

"...was at the peak of public outcry against Austin police Chief Brian Manley for (among a slew of other..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Raped Twice?

Virginia Glore asked the APD for a rape test -- instead they're prosecuting her for DWI.

"...smashed out the rear passenger window of an Austin Police Department squad car, and landed herself in the Travis..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...sworn in as the new chief of the Austin Police Department on Oct. 16, 1997, he faced a daunting..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Riding at Risk

Austin's streets still a hazard for two-wheeled transportation

"...911 and told the operator (as recounted in the police affidavit for his arrest) that he thought a body..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Assessing the Underwhelming Field of APD Chief Candidates

Nearly three dozen people applied. Will any make the cut?

"...Austin has been without a permanent chief of police for nearly one year, but that will soon change..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...These days, the city's Parks and Rec­re­a­tion Department alone counts more than 160 events a year, which..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Detectives with the Austin Police Department's Northeast Area Command on May 30 seized more..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

Meet the Chiefs

Our notes on the candidates

"...the five remaining candidates to become Austin chief of police. The candidates met with the media at the Downtown..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...abruptly ceased publication last week. Its sister papers in Houston, San Antonio, and the Valley will continue publishing, but..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

Riding on the Wrong Side

"...By Peter Houston's own admission, he was breaking the law. Heading home..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

How Jesús Garza’s Puzzling Appointment of Art Acevedo Backfired

Acevedo publicly declined the job, but sources say he had little choice

"...Art Acevedo – the polarizing police chief who fled the Austin Police Department in disgrace..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Outgunned in the Greenbelt

"...to be added to the ranks of the Austin Police Department, no one is championing the needs of the..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Where's the Fire?

Communications Bond Proposal Is No Emergency

"...brand spanking new radio communications system for all city departments, and city officials are hoping to guilt trip the..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

Model Policing

Chief Watson Stands Up for Community Methods

"...he's packin' heat, he should be Ricky Davis, neighborhood police officer and an elusive bird indeed. The residents there..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...operational expenses or "General Fund" budget, but the "enterprise" departments, which are income-generating and essentially self-funding: most prominently, the..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

New rules clarify when weapon may be used; opponents still dissatisfied

"...guidelines already in place," she said in an e-mail. Police "routinely tase people already subdued, redeliver the tase after..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Occupying Occupy

APD undercover debacle embarrassed itself, and Austin

"...news was first confirmed last year that the Austin Police Department had assigned several undercover officers (three primary, three..."

March 29, 2013 News Column by Michael King

APD Infiltrates Occupy: How Many Officers Does it Take to 'Protect' Free Speech?

Lawyer says up to six APD officers involved in watching OA

"...arrest of six members of Occupy Austin during a Houston demonstration in December 2011 that led to the discovery..."

Feb. 23, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...undercover drug sting, a joint operation of the Edna Police Department and the Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office coyly dubbed..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...The family moved again when he was 13, to Houston. Gray finished his childhood there, living in a lower-middle­-class..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Morales Murder: Misreported worldwide

Blame for sloppy reporting goes to ... APD?

"...one man continued the beating. The men fled before police arrived. Paramedics transported Morales to Brackenridge, where he was..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Courtemanche, who was shot in the arm by Austin police during a standoff in the Barton Creek greenbelt Nov...."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Protecting the LGBTQ Community When the State Attacks

From the bathroom bill to marriage equality, can Austin fight back?

"...bag, but because she had a phone number, Austin police were able to arrest one of the brothers before..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Journey of a Gun

Gun traveled circuitous path to Kevin Brown's hands

"...about finding who'd ripped us off," he later told police. The group drove around the Eastside for a while..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...treats. The Senate Democrats -- including Perry's favorite donkey, Houston turncoat John Whitmire -- plan to be there. The..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Beside the Point: All Eyes on Him

The spotlight on interim – er, well, yeah, interim – Chief Brian Manley

"...Anybody who caught Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo's press conference on Friday –..."

March 30, 2018 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

Breakdown

Travis County's mental health system is cracking under growing patient load

"...to barbecue tonight," Fisher recently recalled. "I called the police and said, 'Send a mental health [officer].'"..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...to take on a position overseeing the training of police in Afghanistan. (Yes, Afghanistan.) According to a city press..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...– State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, attacking state Rep. Warren Chisum's attempts to write a..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...news wasn't much better for City Hall on the police beat, as the city lost what may be its..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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