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22 Jun 2020, 9:19 am by Gillian Ganesan
Louis; Durham, North Carolina; Philadelphia; Dallas; Austin, Texas; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; and Portland, Oregon have all rolled out proposals to cut police budgets and reinvest those funds into the community. [read post]
20 Jun 2020, 9:01 pm by Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA)
Name: Eduardo Marquez Certucha Firm: Sidley Austin LLP Area of Law You Practice: Energy M&A Position Held in TYLA: At-Large Director, Large City How did you get involved in bar service? [read post]
18 Jun 2020, 9:30 am by Ezra Rosser
Desmond authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (2016). [read post]
17 Jun 2020, 11:46 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Same records are already open at Sheriffs offices and non-civil-service cities, and it doesn't create problems for them.Transparency in negotiations: Require that negotiations between city management and the union over police contracts must be public meetings that anyone can attend.Forbid police union contracts from making disciplinary processes more lenient. [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 11:14 am
Specifically, it denied a petition from the City of Austin to review a state appellate court decision holding that Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance is unconstitutional and preempted by the Texas Minimum Wage Act. [read post]
15 Jun 2020, 7:24 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(Thankfully, in Austin the city retains that authority, but that's not universally true elsewhere.)Dr. [read post]
12 Jun 2020, 8:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Whether history will view the resolutions passed at the Austin City Council yesterday as a true turning point for policing in this city remains to be seen. [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 5:36 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
(Houston is a strong-mayor city, unlike Dallas or Austin, so he has unilateral power to veto such measures.)The city council in San Antonio has heard calls for the city to reduce the police department budget, but hasn't seen any formal proposals yet.Meanwhile, in Austin, all 11 city council members today endorsed the reform resolutions being voted on Thursday, including a resolution telling the city manager to present a smaller… [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 1:08 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Let's clear a few browser tabs with a roundup of odds and ends that merit Grits readers' attention:Austin city council ready for its close up on police reformFirst, on Thursday, the Austin City Council will hear 5 #cjreform resolutions including a directive to strengthen Austin PD's use of force policy and another calling for a reduction in the police department's budget. [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 8:52 am by Jonathan Bailey
The city stopped paying in 2016 but the company claims that the city still owes it some $109,755. [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 11:36 am by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
David Austin, Maryland’s high court reinstated a $200,000 verdict against a Baltimore City Police officer who shot an unarmed black man during a 2015 traffic stop. [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 11:36 am by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
David Austin, Maryland’s high court reinstated a $200,000 verdict against a Baltimore City Police officer who shot an unarmed black man during a 2015 traffic stop. [read post]
7 Jun 2020, 8:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Next Thursday, the Austin City Council will consider several resolutions related to policing issues in response to recent protests. [read post]
6 Jun 2020, 12:23 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
But here are a few odds and ends that merit Grits readers' attention:Video of injured Austin protestersA bunch of people have asked me to post the police brutality video my wife presented at Thursday's Austin City Council meeting. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 1:30 pm by Pasha Law PC
Dallas, San Antonio and Austin each passed local ordinances requiring private employers in the cities to provide paid sick leave for employees. [read post]