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6 Feb 2014, 3:01 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
I'm a little late out of the gate on this, but here's an issue most large Texas municipalities will have to struggle with over the next decade, via the SA Express-News (Dec. 31):Health care benefits for San Antonio's police officers and firefighters are “richer by a large margin” than those of their peers in Texas' other largest cities, so the City Council should consider adjusting them to align more closely, a city task force is expected to recommend.Among… [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 7:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
” He said given the city’s safe standing among other cities, he wasn’t yet concerned with the rise in some crimes. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Oregon: “Campaign Finance Complaint Filed Against Fire Union Stemming from Contributions for Columbia River Board Candidatesw” by Maxine Bernstein (Portland Oregonian) for MSN Texas: “Judge Declares City Campaign Contribution Blackout Period Unconstitutional” by Jo Clifton for Austin Monitor Elections Ohio: “The Catholic Church Will Campaign Against Ohio’s Abortion-Rights Amendment. [read post]
31 Oct 2018, 12:32 pm by brooks
It seems like you can’t go anywhere around Austin or any big city anymore without encountering something dangerous involving an electric scooter. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 3:29 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Brandi Grissom at the Texas Tribune ("State of Pay," Aug. 3) comparing Department of Public Safety trooper salaries to the larger Texas cities, citing low DPS pay as contributing the agency's more than 10% vacancy rates among troopers. [read post]
17 May 2021, 5:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
For example, using money diverted from the police budget, Austin has begun having EMS respond to certain mental-health calls, with impressive early successes. [read post]
17 Feb 2021, 8:21 am by Tom Smith
“I know people are angry and frustrated,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who woke up to more than 1 million people still without power in his city. [read post]
22 Oct 2008, 5:06 pm
The facility is handling Burnet County's overflow.Tuesday, 29 Burnet County inmates were in Crystal City. [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 6:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Maybe things will change when the Austin city council switches to single member districts after next year, but this is one of those issues where historically - because law enforcement in Austin is so politicized and the city council is in the pocket of the police union - it would be nearly impossible to effect change locally. [read post]
22 Jul 2021, 7:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Governor Abbott and his local acolytes want to blame leaders in Austin for murder increases, but the capital city, with more than a million people living here, had just 19 more murders in 2020 than it did the year before. [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 9:43 am by [email protected]
Austin Mayor Steve Adler noted an uptick in gun violence seen in the city was consistent with what is happening across Texas and the United States in 2021. [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 9:43 am by [email protected]
Austin Mayor Steve Adler noted an uptick in gun violence seen in the city was consistent with what is happening across Texas and the United States in 2021. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 7:06 am
  After holding successful office hours in Palo Alto and Vancouver, the First Round Capital team is excited to bring our "Office Hours" to New York City and SXSW (in Texas). [read post]
13 Sep 2020, 7:39 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" The net result of this pointless display was to invite Greg Abbott to include Dallas in his attacks on Austin, and siding with him instead of the city. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 4:42 pm by Elie Mystal
Seems like a good move, but a little unfair to Austin. [read post]