Crime & Justice

The City of Austin announced last week that Acevedo would return for a newly created position to oversee police. But after backlash from the community, he said he will not take the job.

“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.”

The reason for the arrest — and whether it's connected to Attorney General Ken Paxton and his impeachment — is currently unclear.

Lucio is scheduled to be executed for the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Her supporters say she was forced into a false "confession" and that new evidence exists that proves her innocence.

"For most people, Jan. 6 happened for a few hours," U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said in the select committee hearing. "But for those of us who were in the thick of it, it has not ended."

Una declaración jurada de la policía de Austin dice que Jeremiah Tabb, un sospechoso en el tiroteo masivo del sábado, también es un sospechoso en un tiroteo que ocurrió días antes en Killeen.

An arrest affidavit says Jeremiah Tabb, a suspect in Saturday's mass shooting that killed one and injured 13, was a suspect in a Killeen shooting days before.

Rey Arellano, asistente del administrador de la ciudad, le dijo a la comisión que espera tener dos o tres finalistas para los últimos días de julio o a principios de agosto.

Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano told the commission he expects to have two to three finalists by late July or early August.

"Today's announcement that charges will be streamlined for both counties jointly to prosecute is one we see as a more efficient — and ideally expeditious — path to justice," Ambler's family said in a statement Wednesday.