Bring Your Gun to Work Day! (No, Please Don't)

More concealed gun licenses, fewer safety instructors, and a new bill that extends the definition of self-defense to "shoot first."

"...It seems almost inevitable that this bill will give Texas its own Yoshihiro Hattori (the Japanese student shot in..."

March 22, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Force Out Hartzell at Your Own Risk

An incoming UT student urges caution on the recent campaign to force University of Texas President Jay Hartzell to resign. His replacement could be much worse.

"...week’s campus protests for Palestinian rights by sending armed DPS officers to disperse largely peaceful demonstrations and arrest dozens..."

May 3, 2024 Column by Dash Kostka

May 24 Primary Run-Off Elections

Early Voting May 16-20; Election Day Tue., May 24

"...for TX-21 (Chip Roy's district); Repub­licans will pick in Texas House District 19 and U.S. Reps. for TX-35 (to..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature

Day Trips: Ladonia Fossil Park

North Texas riverbed a treasure chest of ancient bones

"...Ladonia Fossil Park in North Texas gives up its treasures reluctantly, but also in abundance..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines

"...over as executive director of the Innocence Project of Texas and moving IPOT headquarters from Lubbock to here in..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature

News Ticker: May 10

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Today Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw announced a joint Texas Rangers..."

May 10, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Austin Coke Traffickers in Federal Pokey

Chief Art Acevedo takes sideways shot at Travis Co. attitudes towards drugs

"...Co. Sheriff's Office, Pflugerville PD and several other Central Texas agencies joined with the Texas DPS and Texas Dept...."

June 5, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines

"...called for a cigarette tax to help divert the Texas red-ink flood...."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...and suffered permanent brain damage, is also suing the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice. The two were convicted and..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature

UPDATE 6: Shots Fired on Capitol Grounds

Fausto Cardenas charged with deadly conduct

"...UPDATE 6: The Austin Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety have confirmed the identity of..."

Jan. 21, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking Travis: Elliott Naishtat

District 49 rep shows the value of experience

"...services," he said. That includes HB3352, which would require DPS to include court-adjudicated mental health issues as part of..."

May 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pickett v. Riddle: House Floor Smackdown!

Lawmakers tussle over bill that would help state employees that volunteer with foster kids

"...Texas law already allows for paid leave time for various..."

April 23, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Election 2004

The GOP chair wages war against his own party’s right- wing fringe; Business as usual in the Williamson County Attorney’s office

"...be succeeded (there's no Democrat running) by either former Texas DPS Director James R. Wilson or former sheriff's Deputy..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

What State Police Patrolling Austin Means

Send in the troopers

"...time), the prospect of Gov. Greg Abbott assigning more Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to patrol Austin was..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Killer-D Lawsuit Still Alive

Both Rep. Lon Burnam and the Department of Public Safety win in appellate court

"...Worth, scored a legal victory on May 13, when Texas' 3rd Court of Appeals sent his suit against the..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Obscene Calling

Law enforcement crosses capitol politics, and the Rangers get burned

"...of the 20th century there was a governor of Texas who had a mistress in West Austin, and he..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...In fact, in 2016 the only Texas county with more of these cases was Harris, which..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Block the Vote

If you can't beat 'em, disenfranchise 'em

"...1971, Crow was at the founding meeting of the Texas Women's Political Caucus, along with Ann Richards and Barbara..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Precinct 2 Constables

Why on earth would anyone want to run for constable? You'd be surprised.

"...as an inexperienced dolt, while Ballesteros' termination from the Texas Department of Public Safety nearly a decade ago has..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Breaking the Chain

Troubling questions persist in the Rodney Reed / Stacey Stites murder case.

"...doubt in jurors' minds. Specifically, shipping labels that the Texas Dept. of Public Safety says were used to ship..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ashes to Ashes

David Koresh trusted Texas Rangers more than other law enforcement agencies.

"...likely depend on the physical evidence. "David trusted the Texas Rangers far more than he did the FBI. He..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Shit or Shinola? Dewhurst Puts His Foot in It

Lt. Gov. throws Texas DPS under the bus in an attempt to explain Tampongate

"...Just when you thought Texas politics could not get any sillier: First, there was..."

July 26, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State Police Partnering With APD Mostly Arresting People of Color

License, registration, and ZIP Code, please

"...Four weeks into the Austin Police Depart­ment and Texas Department of Pub­lic Safety partnership, records show that virtually..."

May 5, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Who’s Testing APD’s Backlog of Evidence?

“Everything is on hold”

"...step in a long-running saga that began when the Texas For­en­sic Science Commission recommended a shutdown of APD's lab..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Lege Limits Use of Cannabis Oil for Epileptics

Compassionate misuse

"...into one of despair three weeks ago, when the Texas Department of Public Safety released its preliminary rules for..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Paxton’s Problems Go Poof: Ken Paxton is once again..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

UPDATED: Council Calls for Independent Audit of APD's Rape Cases

CM Alison Alter says this is the "next step, not the end of the journey"

"...agrees with most of the findings found in the Texas Department of Public Safety’s audit on how APD uses..."

Feb. 6, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

APD Tracks Social Media

Local social media monitoring software company met with shady digital spying group

"...a private company and located just off Capital of Texas High­way, Snap Trends develops software that aggregates public information..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by John Anderson

Tampongate Revealed!

Credible threat as debate over HB 2 begins

"...That's right: DPS was confiscating tampons, feminine pads and, in the interest..."

July 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of Eagles, which placed them with state governments, including Texas -- hence the Supreme Court decision this week, ruling..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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