A Guide to the Panels Working to Change APD

Safety in numbers

"...individual cases of police misconduct and "critical incidents," i.e., excessive-­force cases. Along with the Office of Police Oversight, the..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Notebook

Council goes balls out for their last meeting of the year.

"...respectively. Item 55: Jennifer Kim item calling for greater mental health resources for APD – prompted by Iraq vets..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

FEMA's Flood Tide

One stroke forward, two strokes back – hurricane victims tread rising bureaucratic waters

"...team has been working since January through Austin/Travis County's Health and Human Services Department to determine evacuees' needs and..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

APD Looks North

"...has sparked controversy over APD's handling of people with mental health problems...."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Readers respond to Zero Tolerance, the Longhorn Pipeline, and Being John Malkovich.

"...used all the time. I smell a petroleum-soaked rat. Environmental protections are greater now than ever, thanks in no..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Column

Obamacare 101

The Affordable Care Act rolls out October 1 – here's your first day's syllabus

"...filibuster from Sens. Rand Paul or Ted Cruz to force it to its knees. Despite all the brinksmanship of..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown stakeholders raise questions about policing ... the police

"...failed to fully assess the situation before leaping to enforce the city's noise ordinance. Had they done so, they..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Asking About APD

Department seeks feedback on its approach to community policing

"..."It wasn't just about budget requests. It's really more fundamental than that. It's more about everything that is policing."..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Beside the Point: Somewhere Over the Dais

Pay no attention to the man sleeping under the bridge

"...alleviating the undeniable immediate problem of destitute and occasionally mentally ill people living on the public streets. A universal..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Nearly a Dozen Contested Races on the Election Docket

Judging the judges

"...under Wilfred Aguilar and Nancy Hohengarten, CCL5 focused on mental health issues and offered misdemeanor defendants the opportunity to..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...her over her policies toward U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: Combating Postpartum Depression

Between 2011 and 2012, nearly 200 Texas mothers died within a year of giving birth

"...in other U.S. states," reported one study. The state health department's Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force also showed..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Federal Court Grants Wood a Stay of Execution

Federal Judge stays Wood's execution, opining that state courts trampled due process

"...trial judge, who found he wasn't up to the task. Nonetheless, Wood demanded that his attorneys neither cross examine..."

Aug. 21, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Constable Races: Part 2

The relatively tame contests at play in precincts 1,3, and 4

"...competitive, consider this: The low-level, low-visibility Travis Co. law enforcement job pays a whopping $87,000 a year. Not bad..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The city's smoking ordinance task force delivered to the City Council dueling sets of..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

FY21 Budget Passes Unanimously With Big Cuts to Austin Police Funding

Council members celebrate first step, but acknowledge hard work ahead

"...to treat substance use disorder, and $1.37 million for workforce development. By addressing the root causes of crime –..."

Aug. 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Dancing About Architecture

Like a Bullseye on a China Shop

"...during a botched raid as part of Operation Allied Force (OAF). Yes, Chinese civilians were killed. Yes, the USA's..."

May 14, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...is about a rational and thoughtful approach to public health, public safety, and the future of our economic well-being,"..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Adding Insult to Brain Injury

Brain injury lab and its former director on the skids

"...was run by the Veterans Admin­i­stra­tion's Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, based in Temple...."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 10 municipal elections

"...council members, especially in a first term. He is environmentally engaged and politically pragmatic, bringing together diverse or even..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 10 municipal elections

"...council members, especially in a first term. He is environmentally engaged and politically pragmatic, bringing together diverse or even..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Point Austin: Unbalancing the Budget

Council makes final spending decisions with one hand behind its back

"...suggested that he will try to put together a task force of some kind to consider public safety spending..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record

The good, the bad, and the ugly: a look back at the year in Austin music

"...Concurrent with the turbulent debate over public health care, more than 90 bands and 170 local businesses..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Hospital District Board

"...Rose Lancaster: chairwoman of Community Action Network's Homeless Task Force committee; member of community clinics' board of directors..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature

Council Approves Operator for First Trauma Recovery Center in Texas

Safety > punishment

"...root causes of violent crime – poverty, lack of mental health care, insufficient support for people involved in violent..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Black Fret Ball Returns to the Stage With $250K for Austin Artists

The latest on two homegrown music nonprofits looking to expand

"...Forced to scale back grants last year due to the..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: What a Difference a Year Makes

Election news, and your city at work

"...to City Council in Dec­ember. The Aquat­ic Master Plan Task Force has two public meetings this month to take..."

Nov. 10, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Bathroom Bill Flushed to Senate

Despite 21 hours of testimony, SB 6 goes to chamber floor

"...– spoke in favor of the bill, which would force transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming folks to use the..."

March 8, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Capitol Chronicle

An Update on Work in Progress at the Lege

"...law and order, privatized education, voluntary pollution control, stingy health and human services, huge tax cuts. "The trance appears..."

April 27, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, among other things, and "Public Notice" wants you to feel the love.

"...is that the two big events for the important health cause aren't even in October. Nope. The 2000 Komen..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

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