Austin Police Department

City Manager Spencer Cronk said he will immediately start a national search for Manley's replacement. In the meantime, he will appoint an interim chief who will need to be confirmed by City Council.

A 2018 audit said national data showed Austin had the highest per capita rate of police killings of people experiencing mental health crises. The city says its goal is to not have police respond to these calls if they don't pose a threat to public safety.

The Austin City Council voted Thursday to create an independent forensics department. The move has long been advocated for by survivors of sexual assault.

The Austin Police Department's homicide unit has taken over the investigation of a six-hour-long hostage situation, after two people were found dead inside a Central Austin doctor's office.

A panel of community members asked to review more than 100 training videos is recommending that the department remove more than half from the curriculum.

There are no known threats to the city, but APD does anticipate people will gather Wednesday, likely around the state Capitol. Officers are on "tactical alert" until further notice.

Newly minted Travis County District Attorney José Garza also laid out plans to pursue 21 other cases involving police shootings, deaths in custody, use-of-force and an accusation of sexual assault.

Ramos was fatally shot in April. While a criminal investigation into the shooting has been inactive for months, incoming District Attorney José Garza has pledged to bring it before a grand jury in 2021.

Though the department has publicly committed to bolstering equity in policing and diversity in hiring, a 152-page memo suggests it's not doing enough.

Officer Daniel Castelline, who has worked for APD since 2017, sent the offensive group texts while he was off duty.