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Some Austinites received a text message paid for by the Austin Firefighters Public Safety Fund last week, asking residents to ...
As the Austin City Council deliberates on how to allocate a $6.3 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, discussions are ...
The Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling ...
Details about the arrangement were scarce. Officials would not say Monday how many officers DPS would supply but said troopers will generally have more presence in Austin and back up local police ...
After accusations of DPS targeting minorities during their approximately 4-week partnership with Austin police, McCraw made it clear Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon decides where they patrol.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Stabbings and shootings have decreased in Austin since the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) upped patrols in Austin, according to the Austin Police Department (APD).
DPS troopers racked up $3.7 million in overtime in the first 3 months of their special enforcement strategy in Austin.
Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon, left, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw listen to Mayor Kirk Watson speak at a March 27 news conference about a partnership between the ...
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is expected to resume helping the City of Austin’s police department on July 2, after stepping away in May to tend to the expiration of Title 42.
County Attorney Delia Garza provided KVUE with the raw data regarding people arrested for misdemeanors by DPS troopers during their current operation in Austin. DPS troopers have been assisting ...
The Texas Department of Public Safety task force dedicated to policing Austin will cease operations on Saturday, the state agency confirmed Thursday. Troopers will be redirected to the southern ...