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Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTThe city's police department says it won't codify Proposition A, which decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, because it conflicts with state law. Instead, SMPD's police chief sent out a memo to officers about the change. -
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Evan RuchotzkeFort Hood officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz, a 21 year-old combat engineer with Mexican roots. The soldier died on Monday, according to a release from the base.
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Brian made the honor roll during his freshman year at UT. Then things went downhill. -
The almost 120-year-old Goodwill Baptist Church formed by freedmen was partially burned Monday night.
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Officers will see the raise starting next month. If officers stay with the department, they could get a $5,000 bonus next year.
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Austin's labor contract with the police union will likely expire at the end of March. The move Thursday aims to reduce officer attrition at the understaffed department.
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Gov. Abbott says most gun crimes involve illegally owned weapons. That’s not true in mass shootings.Most of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.
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Texas law says most people named in domestic violence protective orders can’t have guns — but there’s no statewide system to make that happen. And some Texas legislators want to change that.
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Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said a dozen or fewer operators handled nearly 400 calls in a one-hour span Saturday.
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Four separate incidents resulted in one officer injury and multiple damaged police vehicles.
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The decision could push officers to retire at a time when the department is short-staffed.
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The Travis County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it was moving to dismiss the case against Beard. UT Austin fired him last month.
