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Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTThe lawsuit argues that the city is violating its own ordinance by not allowing the Office of Police Oversight to access internal disciplinary files of officers. -
APTexas Department of Public Safety troopers were accused of depriving migrants of water and medical assistance along the state’s border with Mexico.
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Seventeen officers were cleared of the charges against them. District Attorney José Garza's office will still pursue charges against four officers. -
Franklin Sechriest admitted he attempted to burn down the Austin synagogue in 2021.
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The impasse is a setback for Travis County District Attorney José Garza, whose office indicted Taylor in 2021. Garza will likely pursue another trial.
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Police were responding to a call that someone was being stabbed at a home in South Austin. The suspect is dead.
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Taylor is accused of murdering Mike Ramos while on duty in 2020. Expert witnesses played a big role in the prosecutors' case. Defense attorneys are focusing on the high-risk, split-decision nature of policing.
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Taylor is charged in the fatal shooting of Mike Ramos in 2020. Ramos' character, the police department's training protocols and officers' communication issues were at the center of this week's arguments.
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Ramos was fatally shot by a police officer in 2020. More than three years later, the officer will go on trial for murder.
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Conservative and progressive district attorneys say it’s impossible to prosecute every single case. The law could require that.
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Garza appointed a director for the Office of Police Oversight without a promised national search. He said his decision was necessary for stability.
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Prison book programs have been sending free books to Texas prisons for years, but recently, they've been told they're no longer allowed to under a Texas Department of Criminal Justice policy they say they've never heard of before.
