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Gail McCant, who has been serving in an interim role since June, has been tapped to permanently fill the role. The position is one of the highest profile offices in the city.
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The lawsuit filed last week claimed DA Kelly Higgins refused to prosecute certain types of cases. But Higgins claims District Clerk Avrey Anderson is the real problem.
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“This is one situation in which they can take control of their narrative, so they can rewrite the story and envision a world in which they are not seen as the bad guys, but the heroes who can save the world.”
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The gunman killed one woman and seriously injured another at the Teapioca Lounge. He then killed himself, police said.
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Austin's interim police chief said the shooter is also dead. Investigators do not currently know what the relationship is between the shooter and the victims.
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The courts, along with federal and state lawmakers, have created a series of barriers against improving prison conditions with air conditioning.
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Former President Donald Trump waived his right to appear at an arraignment and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
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Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin demanded that District Attorney Christina Mitchell resign over her handling of the Robb Elementary School shooting investigation.
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Donald Trump has become the first former president with a mug shot. He faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.
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The Citizens Connect site includes everything from reports of burglar alarms going off to traffic violations to drug offenses and assaults. There are also tools to help users see trends over time.
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Chacon informed interim City Manager Jesús Garza of his decision on Monday morning, the city said in a statement.
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Temperatures in cells often stay in the 90s for hours and can reach into the triple digits. Officials say there is no evidence the heat is killing prisoners, despite a spike in prison deaths that independent analysts attribute to the heat.