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9 Mar 2019, 9:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Arlington appears to almost never enforce warrants at traffic stops, while Beaumont, Killeen, Midland, League City, and Austin top the list of jurisdictions making the most such arrests per 10K stops.Notably, Austin PD stands out among the worst in each category: Most likely to use force at traffic stops; in the the top five on arresting for outstanding warrants; and in the top ten for arresting drivers on Class C misdemeanor charges. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 11:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Austin City Council should act as soon as practicable to override this decision-by-fiat. [read post]
13 Jan 2013, 6:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Grits doesn't believe there are fewer drunks in New York, Washington D.C., or Philadelphia than in Dallas, Houston, or Austin; I just think those cities' governments had the foresight to give people a way to get home without climbing behind the wheel of a car. [read post]
11 Aug 2011, 5:29 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
On Sunday, in the Austin Statesman's Insight section in the dead-tree version of the paper, editors of the local paper ran an excerpt from this Grits post arguing that the Austin Police Department doesn't need extra staffing during a tight budget year. [read post]
8 Nov 2009, 5:59 am
Nevertheless, El Passo recently joined Dallas and Austin among city employers extending medical insurance to domestic partners of employees.Cleveland has been sued for violating Ohio's super-DOMA amendment when the city council adopted a domestic partnership registry database. [read post]
2 Nov 2023, 1:09 pm by Steven C. Lee
Introduction Austin, Texas, is a city that dances to the beat of its own drum, with an enviable music scene and a bustling nightlife. [read post]
22 Sep 2021, 9:02 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Bill Spelman, a criminologist and former Austin city council member, now retired from UT's LBJ School, made similar assertions on local Fox news this week. [read post]
21 Jun 2008, 4:18 pm
And what about the genuinely nice cities? [read post]
20 May 2016, 2:01 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In addition, reported Ulloa, "El Paso and Amarillo have been sued over their policies, while a report commissioned by Mayor Sylvester Turner in Houston found that the city, like Austin, rarely reduces or waives payment. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 2:46 pm by Adam Faderewski
Guest speakers include former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson; former Austin City Councilmember Ora Houston; community advocate and former Austin Independent School District trustee Paul Saldaña; Karen Kennard, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig and former Austin city attorney; Innocence Project of Texas co-founder and Executive Director Mike Ware; Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas Executive Director Alisa De Luna;… [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 4:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reports Noelle Newton from KVUE ("Digital cameras coming to East Austin patrol cars," May 28):When patrol car cameras aren't used properly, it can stir just as much controversy. [read post]
11 Aug 2021, 1:05 pm by [email protected]
However, the number of killings in Austin is typically less than in larger cities such as Houston and Dallas. [read post]
11 Aug 2021, 1:05 pm by [email protected]
However, the number of killings in Austin is typically less than in larger cities such as Houston and Dallas. [read post]
18 Jul 2007, 6:29 am
After a day of meetings in New York City, I'm back in Austin, and I will be catching up with posts this morning. [read post]
9 Mar 2014, 9:47 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At the Austin Statesman, Eric Dexheimer and Tony Plohetski report on a plan to reduce arrests for public intoxication by creating place downtown for folks to sober up without taking them to jail ("Austin officials move to decriminalize public drunkenness," March 9). [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 7:57 am by Russell Cawyer
Enforcement of the new law is done through the City of Austin Equal Employment Opportunity/Fair Housing Office. [read post]
1 May 2007, 9:48 am by Ken Gibson
The City of Austin has decided to replace their current BAT Bus(Breath Alcohol Test Bus) with a new improved BAT Bus. [read post]