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The Austin-Travis County Sobering Center is a nondescript three-story building on Sabine Street in downtown Austin. Starting Oct. 1, police and EMS will…
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Austin’s police union says it’s ready to resume contract negotiations after the City Council rejected a new five-year contract in December. In an email to…
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The City of Austin is suspending its Citizens Review Panel, leaving police with less public oversight – at least for now. The move ends 17 years of…
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Despite the dissolution of a contract governing its existence, Austin’s Office of the Police Monitor will remain intact for now.The office fields citizen…
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As the year comes to a close, we're looking back at the stories that defined 2017.In the Texas Legislature, there were fights: over the so-called bathroom…
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As the City of Austin moves forward with the renegotiation of its public safety contracts, activists are asking for several changes to the city’s contract…
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The Austin Police Department will begin implementing a new policy concerning how it identifies transgender and gender-nonconforming crime victims.The…
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A Facebook video of an arrest in Hyde Park this week has some Austinites criticizing the Austin Police Department’s use of Taser devices.The arrest…
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The City of Austin has reached a legal settlement with a police officer who was fired for killing unarmed black teenager David Joseph in February.The city…
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Two of the city’s three public safety unions are willing to consider a one-year extension of their contracts with the city – but it might not be as simple…