The woman in the SAFE ATX video stares into the camera and describes the trauma of receiving a forensic exam in a hospital after being raped. “There’s the noise, the long waits, the lack of privacy, the feeling that your pain is just one more thing in a l... See more
Austin found itself in a familiar position last week as both Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened the city over its latest progressive policy decision. The threats followed the Austin Police Department’s March decision to change its... See more
Austin officials are planning to dramatically increase the number of homeless camp sweeps the city conducts, starting this summer. These sweeps – in which police and Austin Resource Recovery workers descend on camps, give their residents an hour to gather... See more
Austin police want you to know that reform is underway at APD. The department’s leaders appeared at City Hall last week to show City Council members recently released data they say demonstrates that officers are using less force in encounters with communi... See more
There’s a story Kirk Watson likes to tell to illustrate how he felt about the Austin Development Services Department as he ran for mayor in 2022. “When I was running, I emphasized that I wanted to do a performance review of Development Services, the site-... See more
