Law Enforcement

The transit agency is renting 9,000-square-foot of office space on Cameron Road to serve as its first police station. The move to create a police force has drawn criticism.

A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.

Police video released by James Johnson's attorney shows Johnson in his apartment hallway, hands raised, while two officers have guns drawn. "I am not a threat!" he says.

James Brennand has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault for the Oct. 2 shooting. The charges and arrest came within hours of a protest held in front of SAPD headquarters demanding his arrest.

Some family members of victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary have been protesting and even camping out at district headquarters demanding accountability from law enforcement agencies that responded to the shooting.

The lawsuit alleges negligence and recklessness against several defendants, including the Uvalde school district, the city and law enforcement. It seeks unspecified damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.

Voters will be asked whether the Office of Police Oversight should operate independently of the department it oversees. Council members could have just approved the move themselves, but voted instead to put the measure on the May ballot.

The devices scan license plates in the hopes of assisting police in tracking down stolen vehicles, missing children and people who have felony warrants. Opponents argue they could be used to track people seeking abortions or undocumented immigrants.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is also joining the county's health department and other local law enforcement agencies as part of an overdose task force.