-
The suspect was taken into custody following a police chase in Southwest Austin Tuesday evening and has now been charged with capital murder.
-
Seventeen officers were cleared of the charges against them. District Attorney José Garza's office will still pursue charges against four officers.
-
The impasse is a setback for Travis County District Attorney José Garza, whose office indicted Taylor in 2021. Garza will likely pursue another trial.
-
Police were responding to a call that someone was being stabbed at a home in South Austin. The suspect is dead.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Ramos was fatally shot by a police officer in 2020. More than three years later, the officer will go on trial for murder.
-
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.
-
A resolution approved by council Thursday requires the city to enforce some aspects of Proposition A, including providing investigators with the Office of Police Oversight unrestricted access to police records to review complaints.
-
Police already provide information on crime statistics, but the dashboard would drill down on response times, overtime payments and block-by-block information on incidents.