Austin Police Department

Taylor's sentence disqualifies him from serving as a police officer in Texas. Now, the city's police union is calling on officers to stop responding to mental health-related calls.

Taylor was convicted in October of deadly conduct for killing Mauris DeSilva. It was the first conviction of an on-duty officer in the department's modern history. He has appealed.

Raj Moonesinghe's family says police used excessive force when an officer shot him outside his home while responding to a burglary call.

Equity Action said the contract didn't fully incorporate new city rules on police oversight.

Shane James allegedly killed his parents in San Antonio, then went on a shooting spree in Austin that left four dead. He was involuntarily committed to a state facility.

The new nearly 400,000-square-foot building will house the city's three public safety agencies — Austin Fire, Austin Police and Austin-Travis County EMS. The building sits south of Zilker Park.

Equity Action, the nonprofit behind the Austin Police Oversight Act, filed a last-minute order to block Thursday's City Council vote on the deal.

911 call response times, police staffing shortages and the city's possible deal on a police labor contract are top of mind for many voters. Where do the candidates stand?

Officers' employment files were long kept in-house. After a judge's ruling last month, the city is now releasing them.

Austin City Council will vote next month on a five-year, $218-million labor contract with the police union. The language in the deal hadn't been made public throughout more than a year of negotiations.