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2 Nov 2012, 7:25 am by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Five months after a walkway collapsed at the Wood Ridge Apartments, little progress has been made on repairs at the Southeast Austin property, and community leaders say the city is allowing slumlords to go unchecked in low-income neighborhoods. [read post]
18 Dec 2023, 3:59 pm by Jose Medina
Low-income communities and communities of color are more likely to experience food insecurity, higher rates of food-related health impacts, and more barriers to starting a food-related business. [read post]
3 Aug 2021, 6:16 am by Steve Lee
However, insurance companies tend to offer low settlement amounts if they offer any money at all. [read post]
3 Apr 2011, 6:23 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Clearance rates by the Austin Police Department for burglaries have radically declined in recent years - from 9% in 2000 to 5% in 2009 - and remain far below the national average clearance rate for burglaries of 13%, according to materials (pdf) presented last month to the Austin Public Safety Commission.Perhaps as a consequence, the burglary rate in Austin per 100,000 residents increased over the same period from 1,048 to 1,138, making it among the most commonly reported… [read post]
27 Sep 2009, 11:28 pm
It's interesting to learn that the percentage of sustained complaints against police officers has gone up under Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, but there's something a bit squirrelly about attributing the increase to a new policy having supervisors investigate low-level complaints instead of Internal Affairs.APD told the Statesman shifting to supervisor investigations "has resulted in a higher percentage of officers getting disciplined and has reduced the number of… [read post]
10 May 2012, 11:22 am by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
AUSTIN, Texas – May 10, 2012 – Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) has received a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to support outreach to low-income domestic workers and victims of domestic violence. [read post]
3 Sep 2012, 10:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Would Austin need to hire more officers in its new budget if police deployment practices stopped subsidizing alarm companies and wealthy neighborhoods at the expense of low-income residents and high-crime areas? [read post]
19 May 2016, 5:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Looking at topline data from Austin PD's racial profiling reports, Austin PD officers presided over just more than half as many traffic stops in 2015 compared to 2010. [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 7:56 am by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Louis, came to Austin this week to formally present his study of Austin’s cab services, he was greeted with the local version of a welcome basket: two lengthy public meetings, a spate of communication with citizens, and a letter from the opposition that called his efforts into question. [read post]
25 Mar 2016, 1:39 pm by AWoog
With Austin’s unemployment rate exceptionally low and employers in need of applicants, it also makes sense for Austin to pass measures that would help increase the labor pool. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 4:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A fired scientist at the Austin PD crime lab is making serious, public allegations, including that the lab issued reports in drug cases without performing any lab testing. [read post]
9 May 2011, 4:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If rising per capita crime rates are really APD's goal, maybe they're aiming is too low! [read post]
3 Mar 2015, 1:35 pm by Hannah Kiddoo
Thursday’s event, held at Mercury Hall, 615 Cardinal Lane in Austin, kicks off at 6:30 p.m. [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 11:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
After all, Austin's crime rate is low compared to other large cities in the state (and continuing to drop), so there's no immediate crisis to be solved. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 3:54 am by Brooks Schuelke
With Lake Travis being so low that it is almost unusable, there are too many boaters and too many big boats now using Lake Austin, making it dangerous. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 3:54 am by Brooks Schuelke
With Lake Travis being so low that it is almost unusable, there are too many boaters and too many big boats now using Lake Austin, making it dangerous. [read post]