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18 Apr 2020, 3:11 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
That was certainly true of initial coverage of a just-published report commissioned by the City Council regarding allegations of racism among Austin PD command staff. [read post]
24 Sep 2010, 2:27 pm by brooks
  The last time Austin had a fatal crane accident, city council member Mike Martinez suggested that the City of Austin should consider regulating cranes. [read post]
21 May 2015, 4:09 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Half of the 10 cities with the largest population gains between 2013 and 2014 were in Texas — Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth. [read post]
7 Nov 2020, 6:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Muscadin opined to City Manager Spencer Cronk that Austin PD management under Brian Manley continues his "staunch resistance to change. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 11:53 am
Birmingham City Council has just banned texting while driving. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 6:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
All the department's civilian support functions - from crime-scene techs to victim-support specialists - have for years been relegated to the back of the budget line.In the meantime, the Austin City Council should seriously consider spinning off its crime lab the way Houston did, in compliance with recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences dating back to 2009 that crime labs should be independent and not controlled by police. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 11:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If the Austin city council hires more police officers based on this absurd analysis, no pun intended, they're buying a pig in a poke. [read post]
5 Jan 2009, 11:19 pm
While Austin police chief Art Acevedo has been downplaying a new report on APD use of force by the US Department of Justice, the 50 page document (pdf) identifies many shortcomings in both the department's use of force policies and its systems for supervisory review. [read post]
28 Aug 2009, 1:08 am
Utterly predictably, the Austin City Council yesterday unanimously approved moving forward with the creation of a ban on texting while driving, but there were some interesting tidbits in this morning's news coverage. [read post]
28 Aug 2009, 1:08 am
Utterly predictably, the Austin City Council yesterday unanimously approved moving forward with the creation of a ban on texting while driving, but there were some interesting tidbits in this morning's news coverage. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 3:15 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" Common courtesy should never trigger a police investigation, even under the pretense of a public education project.------------------- Original post: The Austin PD is undertaking a bizarre scheme called "Operation Wardrive" to "find open wireless internet connections in the city. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 11:20 am by Susan I. Nelson
Austin American Statesman by Tim Eaton An immigration-related provision tucked into a must-pass budget bill could have more of an effect on Texans than the high-profile sanctuary cities legislation that the Legislature did not pass. [read post]
23 Apr 2009, 1:24 am
Worth(19) Denver/Boulder(20) Kita Kanto (JP)(21) Austin(22) Seoul (KR)(23) Nagoya (JP(24) New Haven(25) Hokuriku (JP)See "Cities That Yield the Most Valuable Patents" (link) [read post]
13 Aug 2010, 12:58 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
I've lived in central East Austin for the past 20 years, so when the City of Austin installed red-light cameras the two closest to me (and through which I frequently pass) were at MLK/I-35 and 15th/I-35. [read post]
17 Oct 2021, 3:41 pm by Tom Smith
The city has seen at least 67 homicides this year, the highest since at least 1981. [read post]
13 Mar 2018, 8:03 pm by Howard Bashman
“Appeals court allows SB 4 ‘sanctuary cities’ ban to stand”: Philip Jankowski of The Austin American-Statesman has this report. [read post]