EMMA FREER Published November 1, 2022 AUSTIN (Austin Monitor) – With the city of Austin eager to reach an expedited agreement for a new police labor contract that expands civilian oversight, the police union is demanding higher wages for officers – or no deal. Lowell Denton, an outside attorney and labor negotiator for the city,… Read more »

TAYLOR GIRTMAN Published October 26, 2022 TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Early voting is underway in Texas. Early voting started Monday, Oct. 24 and will end Friday, Nov. 4. Some voting information, like polling sites and ballot items, varies by county. Here’s a guide to early voting in Travis County. What’s on Travis County ballots? All Texas… Read more »

BEN THOMPSON Published October 25, 2022 Community Impact – Austin residents can expect to wait an average of 2 and a half minutes for their 911 calls to be answered with the city’s 911 call center currently short around 70 staffers—a “crisis” situation that city and police leaders are hoping to address with an ongoing… Read more »

RYAN AUTULLO Published October 21, 2022 Article edited for brevity, includes only candidate stances on public safety issues. The American-Statesman surveyed the candidates in Austin’s mayor’s race to get their positions on some of the key issues facing the city. Here are their responses, some of which have been edited for length and clarity: Phil… Read more »

SARAH ASCH Published October 20, 2022 Article edited for brevity, includes only candidate stances on public safety issues. The American-Statesman surveyed the candidates in the upcoming Austin City Council District 8 race to get their positions on some of the key issues facing the city and their district. Here are the candidates’ responses, some of… Read more »

RYAN AUTULLO Published October 17, 2022 Article edited for brevity, includes only candidate stances on public safety issues. The American-Statesman surveyed the candidates in the Austin City Council District 5 race to get their positions on some of the key issues facing the city and their district. Here are their responses, some of which have… Read more »

RYAN AUTULLO Published October 14, 2022 Article edited for brevity, includes only candidate stances on public safety issues. The American-Statesman surveyed the candidates in the Austin City Council District 9 race to get their positions on some of the key issues facing the city and their district. Here are their responses, some of which have… Read more »

SARAH ASCH Published October 11, 2022 Article edited for brevity, includes only candidate stances on public safety issues. The American-Statesman surveyed the candidates in the upcoming Austin City Council District 1 race to get their positions on some of the key issues facing the city and their district. Here are the candidates’ responses, some of… Read more »

SARAH ASCH Published October 10, 2022 Article edited for brevity, includes only candidate stances on public safety issues. The American-Statesman surveyed the candidates in the upcoming Austin City Council District 3 race to get their positions on some of the key issues facing the city and their district. Here are the candidates’ responses, some of… Read more »

PRIYA KRISHNAKUMAR Published October 5, 2022 CNN — The FBI just released its 2021 Crime in the Nation Report, which is typically the most comprehensive snapshot of crime in the United States. But only 63% of the nation’s more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies submitted data for 2021 — the lowest level of participation the FBI has… Read more »