February 17, 2022 Austin DA Garza creates confusion with announcement of impending indictments against multiple police officers The district attorney in Austin, Texas has issued indictments against 19 Austin Police Department officers for their role in quelling a violent riot following the death of George Floyd in 2020.
February 16, 2022 Texas professor blasts faculty as they pass resolution promoting critical race theory: video A finance professor at the University of Texas at Austin went viral this week after voicing his opposition to a school resolution to “defend academic freedom” by allowing the promotion of Critical Race Theory in classrooms.
February 12, 2022 Austin police academy graduate has U-haul with all his belongings stolen on first night in town A recent graduate of the Austin Police Academy had his U-haul with all his belongings stolen immediately after moving to Austin.
February 12, 2022 Austin Water leader resigns after 4-day boil water notice caused by human error Greg Meszaros, the head of Austin Water utility, has stepped down following a boil water notice mistakenly issued in the Texas capital for four days.
February 12, 2022 Austin DA launches over 20 grand jury cases against cops who responded during George Floyd riots Travis County District Attorney Joe Garza has scheduled a grand jury to consider charging over twenty police officers for their response to violent riots in Austin following the death of George Floyd in 2020.
February 11, 2022 Austin city council members accuse police of antisemitism for tweet on crime, Soros DA donations Members of the Austin City Council hurled accusations of antisemitism at the Texas city's police department after the local police officer union sounded the alarm about surging crime across the country and billionaire financier George Soros' donations to district attorney candidates.
February 9, 2022 Austin Police turn to artificial intelligence to help with 311 call backlog after defunding Staffing shortages within the Austin Police Department continues to cause long wait times for customers calling for emergency help prompting the department to turn to artificial intelligence for help at call centers.
February 6, 2022 Arizona volleyball team involved in deadly crash on their way to Texas tournament A teenage girl was killed in a car crash caused by severe weather this week as she was traveling with members of her volleyball team from Goodyear, Arizona to Austin, Texas, for a tournament.
February 4, 2022 Texas police search for missing couple as authorities suspect woman 'did not willingly' leave life behind Texas law enforcement officials are doubling down on their search for a young couple last seen more than a week ago as authorities suspect the woman "did not willingly" leave her life behind.
February 2, 2022 Austin on track to shatter homicide record after a brutal January The city of Austin, Texas is on track to shatter its homicide record for the second straight year following the city council’s move to defund the police.