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The city of Austin is continuing to reiterate the importance of a "peaceful and safe assembly" as a scheduled protest in the city is expected to kick off at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Texas Capitol.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he’s deploying 5,000 Texas National Guard members to cities with planned Anti-Trump ...
Texas deploys National Guard troops as Austin police make eight arrests during anti-ICE riots where agitators defaced federal ...
Many residents without legal status are staying away from anti-ICE protests because they don't feel safe. More demonstrations ...
Ahead of a planned anti-Trump protest this Saturday, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis promised that her officers would show ...
Yarger was charged with assault causing bodily harm and official oppression related to June's incident and another the following month. The former sergeant resigned in Nov. 2024 before a disciplinary ...
Mayor Kirk Watson said he supports the right to assemble and protest peacefully, but reiterated that violence or property ...
City leaders held a press conference at Austin City Hall Thursday morning about the city’s preparations ahead of protests planned for the weekend.
According to APD’s use of force policy, pepper spray can be used to “disperse violent crowds or riots with (prior) supervisor approval.” The policy explicitly says pepper spray should not be deployed ...
Texas lawmakers are considering bills that ... records from public view and create an avenue for the Austin Police Department to regain secrecy they lost when Austin voters approved the Austin ...
Austin, Texas, police on Monday said they recovered multiple ... devices at a dealership in north Austin and called the department’s bomb squad to investigate. The devices were deemed incendiary ...