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Acevedo Chosen as New Police Chief: Let the sun shine in
City Manager picks Art Acevedo, a California Highway Patrol division chief, to be Austin's next top cop
"...Just more than a year after Austin Police Chief Stan Knee retired his position (to take..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Orgs Disagree on Legality of Secret Police Records in New Court Filings
A hearing has been set for April 9
"...The lawsuit that could settle a longstanding dispute over police accountability continues to move forward, with the first hearing..."

March 1, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Interim City Manager Selects Police Oversight Chief Without Public Input
I dub thee director
"...Austin's Office of Police Oversight has a new, permanent director..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

One of Austin’s Most Important Police Trials Is Off to a Strange Start
Curiouser and curiouser
"...week saw the start of the historic trial of Austin police Officer Christopher Taylor, believed to be the first..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Police Contract Talks: Hurry Up, or Wait?
Cronk wants APA labor deal before new Council arrives in January
"...The Austin Police Association sat down with the city of Austin's..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Travis County D.A. Updates Public on Many Probes Into Police Conduct
D.A. updates public on many probes into police conduct
"...minors or in cases of sexual assault) and of police officers involved. It also estimates when the cases will..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: Carnival of the MAGAnimals
Baroque, sugar-soaked fantasies, fueled by copaganda, litter our streets
"...as Greg Abbott would like people to talk about Austin now...."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Homeless Campground: South Austin Dilemma
Larger issue still unaddressed
"...A group of homeless Austinites camping on 18.2 acres of undeveloped land in South..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Of Caps and Handcuffs
At budget time, there's no substitute for wrestling the numbers
"...to impose reactionary and arbitrary GOP spending models on Austin's city officials, who already spend a great deal of..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Realigning Police Lineups
New study shows that changing lineup procedure reduces mistaken ID'ing
"...The press call's participants included Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo and Travis County District..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Muffling the Monitor
Frasier's reviews send salutary ripples through the APD pond
"...As they say in paramilitary circles, Police Monitor Margo Frasier has certainly hit the ground running...."

June 10, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Outlook Good for Police Contract
Both sides appear satisfied with the recently negotiated employment contract for Austin police
"...At press time, Austin police were casting their ballots to determine whether to..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Sharpening Teeth
Remedial dentistry in order for Police Monitor
"...the Citizens Review Panel of the Office of the Police Monitor was devoted primarily to the Daniel Rocha case..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Column by Michael King

City Must Give Secret Police Records to the Chronicle, Texas A.G.’s Office Says
City’s “G File” no longer exists
"...The City of Austin must turn over internal police records that they intended..."

Sept. 21, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused
For Los Verdes, y'all means all
"...of this year, Chris Saldaña sent a tweet, tagging Austin's mayor and police chief: "Happy New Year @Chief_Chacon, any..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Pressure Grows for Austin to Settle With Protesters Injured by APD
Nearly a dozen of those most seriously injured last summer are suing the city
"...To the Austin Police Department, the thousands of people who gathered Down­town..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Eleven APD Officers Disciplined for Misconduct In Police-Brutality Protests
UPDATED: Seven more likely to face prosecution in May incidents
"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley has disciplined 11 officers for..."

Dec. 2, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Scenes From Sunday's Protest Against Police Violence
"...eventually marched to City Hall where they clashed with police on May 31, 2020 after the death of George..."

June 1, 2020 Photo Gallery

Austin at Large: Call the Cops, Send In the Clowns
We could just not put up with the same old nonsense, for a change
"...This past weekend, thousands of Austinites peered out of our virtual and social-mediated windows in..."

April 24, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: An Institutional Failure
The Carter verdict does not exonerate the APD
"...("Carter Trial: Jury Clears APD Officer"), the jury exonerated Austin Police Department Officer Nathan Wagner of wrongdoing ("excessive force")..."

June 14, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Police Monitor Report Leads to Search Policy Changes
APD officers will be required to get written consent for searches
"...Beginning next month, any time Austin Police officers ask for consent to search an individual..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Police Group at Odds Over Property Deal
Should APA board have asked members to decide on a building purchase?
"...It is no secret that the union representing Austin Police Department officers has long wanted its own home...."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Cops Go Free
APD acquittal suggests citizens still judge cops by a lower standard
"..."Hernandez was delusional, thinking himself to be Christ and police to be devils, and he exhibited extraordinary strength...."

April 7, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Before Briefly Leaving, DPS Mostly Arrested People of Color in East Austin
DPS troopers invited back to town
"...meeting organized to discuss the partnership between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Austin Police Department, set..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronically Understaffed Austin 911 Call Center Can't Handle Peak Call Times
This is 911, can you hold please?
"...While Austin's police union and the city duke it out over..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line
Walking on thin ice
"...Spencer Cronk's future as Austin's city manager is once again up for debate, amid..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Just Says No to Weed Busts, No-Knock
City Council made both policy in 2020, now voters codify them as law
"...Austin voters sent a resounding message to the Austin Police..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Westside Residents Turn to Lege to Escape From Austin
Homeowners living in some of the city's priciest lakeside properties want to ditch the city's tax roll
"...of the city's priciest lakeside properties are banking on anti-Austin sentiments at the Capitol to let them ditch the..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin
From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city
"...lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

DPS to Audit Austin Rape Case Clearance
APD chief asks for review of cases that aren't really solved
"...It's audit time again for the Austin Police Department. On Tuesday afternoon, Chief Brian Manley confirmed..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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