Austin likely to let police bring back controversial license plate cameras
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
09/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Harper-Madison, Natasha; Kelly, Mackenzie; Kitchen, Ann; License plates; Privacy; Records management; Traffic cameras; Vela, Jose 'Chito,' III
Many Texas traffic stops end in death, even when police don't pull the trigger. Is it worth it?
Houston Chronicle
Dexheimer, E.
12/29/2021
7 doc(s)
Bland, Sandra; Coleman, Garnet; Law enforcement; Racial profiling; Traffic violations
'Our days seem harder and meaner:' Adler takes aim at critics in State of the City address
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
09/01/2021
4 doc(s)
Adler, Steve; Municipal government
Save Austin Now's proposed ballot measure would require Austin to hire more police officers
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
07/20/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin Police Department; Austin, Texas; Casar, Greg; Chacon, Joseph 'Joe'; Local referendums; Municipal budgets
How much will Austin's next budget spend on policing, homelessness?
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
07/09/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Homelessness; Homestead exemptions; Municipal budgets; Property taxes
Fact Check: Did Austin's police budget cuts cause murders to double?
Houston Chronicle
Mulder, B.
06/21/2021
2 doc(s)
Crime statistics; Homicide; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political fact-checking; Roy, Chip
One suspect arrested after mass shooting that injured 14 on Austin's Sixth Street
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
06/13/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Adler, Steve; Austin Police Department; Austin, Texas; Chacon, Joseph 'Joe'; Eckhardt, Sarah; Gun control; Gun violence; Shootings
How will Texas' 'defund the police' bill affect Austin? Leaders aren't sure
Austin American Statesman
Jankowski, P.
05/29/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Austin, Texas; Casar, Greg; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Police reform
Texas Senate backs penalizing cities that cut police spending
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
04/15/2021
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Bettencourt, Paul; Huffman, Joan; Johnson, Nathan; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Whitmire, John
Texas Senate advances bill to thwart 'defund the police' efforts
San Antonio Express News
Blackman, J.
04/15/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Huffman, Joan; Miles, Borris; Municipal budgets; Police departments
For Abbott, condemning police defunding was the easy part
Houston Chronicle
Blackman, J.
02/15/2021
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Greenberg, Sherri; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Police departments
Gov. Greg Abbott pushes ahead on partial police takeover of Austin, addressing homelessness
Austin American Statesman
Plohetski, T.
02/04/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Adler, Steve; Austin Police Department; Cole, Sheryl; Eckhardt, Sarah; Homelessness; Municipal budgets
Universal broadband access is a bipartisan opportunity
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
02/03/2021
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Broadband infrastructure; Button, Angie Chen; Emergency legislation; Governor's State of the State addresses; Rosenthal, Jon E.; Telemedicine
Gov. Abbott again takes aim at Austin over police funding, public camping issues
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
01/22/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Bail; Casar, Greg; Homelessness; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Violent offenders
Governor Greg Abbott threatens Texas cities again over police funding
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
01/22/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bail; Municipal budgets; Police departments
Analysis: While his powers are questioned, Texas governor reaches for more
Victoria Advocate
Ramsey, R.
01/21/2021
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin Police Department; Disease preparedness; Gubernatorial powers; Keel, Terrence M. 'Terry'; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Wilson, Ron
Our No. 3 issue of the legislative session: Austin police spending cuts
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
01/10/2021
1 doc(s)
87th Legislature; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Police departments
POLITIFACT: Examining crime rates in Austin
Austin American Statesman
Mulder, B.
01/03/2021
2 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Austin, Texas; Crime statistics; Municipal budgets; Political fact-checking
The Texas Legislature session is almost here. GOP and local government lawmakers are ready for war.
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
01/02/2021
5 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bettencourt, Paul; Bonnen, Dennis; Burrows, Dustin; County government; Hall, Bob; Krause, Matt; Municipal government; Patterson, Jared; Swanson, Valoree; Toth, Steve; Turner, Sylvester
YEAR IN REVIEW TOP LOCAL STORIES: No. 2: Protests and politics over policing
Austin American Statesman
Staff
12/26/2020
1 doc(s)
Police misconduct; Public demonstrations
Federal effort to reduce crime in state capital
Houston Chronicle
Staff
12/21/2020
2 doc(s)
Crime statistics
Did Austin police cuts play role in Texas Democrats’ election woes?
Houston Chronicle
Cobler, N.
11/08/2020
2 doc(s)
Acevedo, Art; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Elections; Goodwin, Vikki; Municipal budgets
Fact check: Gov. Abbott says Austin property crime rising after police budget cut
Houston Chronicle
Mulder, B.
10/19/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Crime statistics; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political fact-checking
Examining Austin's property crime trends
Austin American Statesman
Mulder, B.
10/11/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin Police Department; Austin, Texas; Crime; Crime statistics; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political fact-checking
Abbott unveils proposals to strengthen penalties for rioting
Austin American Statesman
Cobler, N.
09/25/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Police officers; Riots
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for crackdown on 'riots' as racial justice protests rekindle
San Antonio Express News
Blackman, J.
09/25/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Riots
TWO VIEWS: STATE TAKEOVER OF LOCAL POLICE: Will playing politics with public safety backfire on Austin?
Austin American Statesman
Quintero, J.
09/21/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets
TWO VIEWS: STATE TAKEOVER OF LOCAL POLICE: Don’t take Gov. Abbott’s pro-police posturing seriously
Austin American Statesman
Smith, G.
09/21/2020
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Police departments
Experts: Proposed state takeover of Austin police legal, but unprecedented
Austin American Statesman
Jankowski, P.
09/20/2020
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Adler, Steve; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Keel, Terrence M. 'Terry'; Municipal budgets; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Texas Constitution; Wilson, Ron
Pledge easy, but policing issues aren’t
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
09/18/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Municipal budgets; Police departments
San Antonio City Council passes $2.9 billion budget with boost in police spending despite calls from activists to ‘defund’ police
San Antonio Express News
Fechter, J.
09/18/2020
4 doc(s)
Municipal budgets; Nirenberg, Ron; Police departments; San Antonio City Council; San Antonio Police Department
Austin assembles community members for police review panel
Austin American Statesman
Bradshaw, K.
09/14/2020
2 doc(s)
Austin Police Department; Police departments; Police misconduct
‘Defunding’ distracts from reforms
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
09/14/2020
2 doc(s)
Dallas City Council; Johnson, Eric; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Police misconduct
Push for police reform shouldn’t be scuttled in favor of politics
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
09/13/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Acevedo, Art; Adler, Steve; Bonnen, Dennis; Houston Police Department; Paxton, Ken; Police departments; Police misconduct; Turner, Sylvester
Abbott considers bills to protect police funding
Houston Chronicle
Staff
09/12/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Municipal budgets; Police departments
Abbott unveils new plan to punish cities that cut police spending
Austin American Statesman
Cobler, N.
09/11/2020
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Bonnen, Dennis; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Paxton, Ken; Police departments; Political candidates; Texas Democratic Party
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes lifting annexation powers from cities that ‘defund’ the police
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
09/11/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Keel, Terrence M. 'Terry'; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Turner, Chris; Wilson, Ron
If Texas cities cut police budgets, they’ll lose annexation powers, Abbott proposes
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
09/11/2020
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Bonnen, Dennis; Coleman, Garnet; Geren, Charlie; Goldman, Craig; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; Krause, Matt; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Nelson, Jane; Police departments; Police officers; Romero, Ramon, Jr.; Turner, Chris
Abbott vows to further cut off cities that defund police
San Antonio Express News
Blackman, J.
09/11/2020
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political candidates
Abbott calls on Texas candidates to ‘back the blue’ by opposing cuts to police funding
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
09/10/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coleman, Garnet; Moody, Joe; Nelson, Jane; Police departments; Political candidates; Turner, Chris
Gov. Abbott weighs having state take over Austin police
Austin American Statesman
Hall, K.
09/05/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Casar, Greg; Eckhardt, Sarah; Keel, Terrence M. 'Terry'; Municipal budgets; Police officers; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Wilson, Ron
Fact-checking George P. Bush claim about crime and Austin police funding
Houston Chronicle
Mekelburg, M.
08/31/2020
1 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Bush, George P.; Political fact-checking
Austin’s homicide increase needs context
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
08/30/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Crime statistics; Homicide; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political fact-checking
Amid budget cuts, police chief proposes slashing units, reassigning officers to patrol
Austin American Statesman
Plohetski, T.
08/29/2020
1 doc(s)
Adler, Steve; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Manley, Brian; Municipal budgets; Police officers
How Trump’s law and order rhetoric applies to Texas, and how it doesn’t
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
08/28/2020
2 doc(s)
Austin, Texas; Municipal budgets; Presidential Campaign 2020; Texas Democratic Party; Trump, Donald
What about local control, governor?
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
08/27/2020
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Tax and expenditure limits
