Tatum Report Depicts Bleak Conditions for Accountability at APD

Is meaningful reform to address bias, bigotry “aspirational at best”?

"...in late 2019 could not be corroborated, the 46-page report of investigator Lisa Tatum’s findings documents a pattern of..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Tatum Report Depicts Bleak Conditions for Accountability at APD

Is meaningful reform to address bias, bigotry “aspirational at best”?

April 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Racism Report: "These Are Some Real Cultural Issues"

Third-party probe leaves charges made against top brass unconfirmed

"...in late 2019 could not be corroborated, the 46-page report of investigator Lisa Tatum’s findings documents a pattern of..."

April 17, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...fishing for texts he had heard about – and reportedly, in one case, seen – that showed Assistant Chief..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Cadet Training Delayed as APD Continues Reckoning With Charges of Racism

More investigations and audits for the Austin Police

"...intense scrutiny following the release of a damning third-party report – the so-called Tatum report, which highlighted a culture..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ten Defining Moments of Austin's Intense Year of Police-Community Conflict

We Fought the Law

"...1) April 22: Tatum Report Paints Bleak Picture Prompted by controversy that arose..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley Announces Retirement

Manley's 30-year career with APD will end March 28

"...by former Bexar County Assistant Criminal District Attorney Lisa Tatum, which was released just two days before APD officers..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

We Have an Issue: Love Letters to Austin

Send us your stories about what you love and miss most about our city

"...the past month is Chronicle staff writer Kevin Curtin’s reporting. Just a few days back from paternity leave –..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

APD Audit and DACC Move Top Council Agenda

Back to business at City Hall

"...the department's own internal investigations and through the third-party report issued by Lisa Tatum earlier this year. But the..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Rise and Fall of Jason Dusterhoft (and His Frenemies)

A trip down APD's Memory Lane, from the Chronicle archives

"...2013: Aug. 2: Assistant Chief Manley briefs reporters on the fatal shooting of Larry Jack­son by APD..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature

Council Recap: Meet the New Chief, Not the Same as the Old Chief

Chacon commits to change as academy moves toward reopening

"...Austin police academy, which Council put on hold following reports of the academy’s extensive problems – a decision Chacon..."

March 26, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Manley Holds On as APD Chief – for the Moment

No movement despite growing calls from council and the community that the APD needs new leadership

"...for possession of marijuana, his skepticism of an OPO report that showed racial profiling by APD officers had worsened..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Activists Call for Heads at APD

Racism probe, weekend shooting heighten reform demands

"...building for months, but the release of a third-party report detailing a culture of racism at the department, and..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Extends Contract With Kroll to Continue Austin Police Review

Phase C to examine APD complaint and grievance procedures

"...also evaluate how department leadership handled prior incident investigation reports regarding allegations of workplace discrimination...."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Identifies Top Seven Candidates for Next Police Chief

APD Interim Chief Joseph Chacon among those on the shortlist

"...culture of fear and retaliation described in the third-party Tatum report was attributed to the entire fifth floor at..."

July 26, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Panel Slams Problematic APD Training Videos

Audit identifies in 112 videos clear patterns in how cops treat people of color

"...of problems burdening Austin's currently shuttered police academy, audit reports released this week take a dim view of the..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Brenda Ramos Sues City Over Son’s Killing

Lawsuit argues killing was "a direct result of the racism that has permeated policing in Austin"

"...the results of the third-party investigation known as the Tatum Report, which detailed the use of racist language by..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: People, Get Ready

We can all be responsible Austinites – now that we know what that requires

"...is the same feckless, broken APD depicted in the Tatum report just one Friday before, one whose leaders tacitly..."

May 1, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Call the Cops, Send In the Clowns

We could just not put up with the same old nonsense, for a change

"...Those same puddles were the subject of the Friday-news-dumped Tatum report that I was already reading on my desktop!..."

April 24, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Challengers Hit Speed Bumps in Run-Off Council Races

Almost at the finish line

"...searched, and arrested by APD at disproportionate rates. The report also found that when a Black or Latinx motorist's..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Chief Joseph Chacon’s Legacy

Assessing the final years of a career that saw a rise from beat cop to chief of police

"...Alter – who has led on the issue – reports that under Chacon, APD "has moved in the right..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Pro-Cop Breadcrumbs Our City Manager Has Been Dropping All Along

Just a few times Spencer Cronk showed us he puts police first

"...18, 2018 story, former Chronicle staff writer Nina Hernandez reported that advocates were unimpressed with the engagement process Cronk..."

Feb. 14, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

In Crowded District 7 Race, Candidates’ Similarities Outweigh Differences

Candidates talk environment, housing options, and public safety

"...bottom” of the chain of command. He referenced the Tatum report, a third-party investigation conducted in 2019 that highlighted..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Unpopular No. 2 Likely to Lead APD

Chief of Staff not popular within APD or with local justice advocates

"...bigotry were explored (but not confirmed) in last year's Tatum report on bigotry among the APD brass. Gay has..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council to Consider Launching New Investigation Into APD Following Allegations of Racism

Multiple reviews and a "sense of urgency"

"...academy cadet classes. APA President Ken Casaday cited APD's reported staffing shortage – it's allotted funding for 1,959 officers,..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

On Hold

Trial, etc., pending in SXSW crash

"...evaluation of all events taking place during SXSW," a report originally due June 30 that was extended 30 more..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

City Opens Inquiry Into APD Racism Charges

Former Bexar County ADA will lead third-party investigation

"...15, that former Bexar County Assistant District Attorney Lisa Tatum will conduct a third-party investigation into allegations of racist..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

Handicapping the (future) race for mayor.Rep. Jim Dunnam introduces a bill that would place new restrictions on charter schools and limit the creation of new charters; charter school advocates protest, saying they're being punished for the misdeeds of a few.

"...some real stinkbugs have flown in the door. Legislative reports have documented the academic quackery perpetrated on Texas schoolchildren..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Fusing Southwestern and Asian Cuisines Brio Grande

"...of treating themselves occasionally, and I am happy to report a superior experience can be had at Brio, the..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Arts Feature

TYC Update: Conservator Conflicts

"...and Feb. 21, 2006, when his subordinate, attorney William Tatum, received the full ranger's report. This means that there..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Richard Whittaker

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