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Photo by I-Hwa Cheng for KUT News/Austin utilities officials said almost 60 scam calls were reported this week. Four victims sent about $1,200 to the scammers, they said. -
Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTThe law, named for a Black man who died after being tasered by Williamson County deputies, would prohibit law enforcement agencies from entering into contracts with reality television shows.
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City of Austin officials reiterated today that their plan to reinstate bans on behavior related to homelessness aims to use ticketing and arrests only if necessary. -
A viral video of the incident shows an off-duty Waller County deputy pointing a gun at the tiger as it slowly approaches.
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The city said police would provide resources and verbal warnings during an initial 30-day period. That will be followed by written warnings and then arrests.
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We're just 18 weeks into 2021, and already the U.S. has experienced 194 shootings in which four or more people were shot or killed, excluding the shooter.
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Advocates say they hope a constitutional amendment would end the use of forced labor in the prison system. If passed, the measure would go before voters in November.
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Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.
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Council members had paused the start of new cadet classes until the city could overhaul police training materials. The fist class will be considered a pilot.
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One of the lawsuits claims deputies assaulted a man in June 2019 following a traffic stop for not having a front license plate.
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Bans on encampments, limits on where Austinites can sit or lie down, and stricter rules on panhandling go back into effect May 11. It's not clear what that will look like yet.
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Several U.S. Army officers are being relieved of duty following an investigation into the death of specialist Vanessa Guillén who was killed in April of last year.
