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Austin Police Chief Brian Manley hosted a virtual media briefing Thursday about the new budget passed by the Austin City Council, saying the budget cuts would result...
Candidate José Garza leads incumbent Margaret Moore with 68% of the early vote for the Travis County District Attorney runoff election Tuesday. Moore released a statement congratulating Garza on...
As protests continue around the country against police brutality and systemic racism, students and activists are increasingly calling for cities to defund the police.
On June 26, the Minneapolis City...
Early voting for the July 14 runoff elections in Texas began Monday after months of deliberation over voting safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Voters are currently eligible to apply for...
Austin City Limits Music Festival announced Wednesday that it will not be taking place in fall 2020 due to health and safety concerns from the coronavirus outbreak.
The statement, released on...
Candidates for the Travis County district attorney race entered their final month of campaigning for the July 14 runoff elections and have shifted the focus of their campaigns to criminal justice reform...
As part of an Austin-area contact tracing initiative, University community volunteers are calling patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
When...
Austin City Council members on Thursday unanimously passed five items in response to police violence and systemic racism.
The items, which are co-sponsored by all 11 council members, include reallocating...
After several days of protests over police brutality, Austin Police Department Chief Brian Manley said “less lethal” pellet bags, which left at least one Austin protester in critical condition...
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Thousands of people marched through downtown Austin on Sunday to protest police killings after the deaths of...
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday...
