Austin officials also agreed to a $10 million settlement with two men who were injured by police with beanbag rounds during the protests.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Texas House candidate Justin Berry is among Austin officers indicted on excessive force charges, union president says
The Austin police officer is one of four Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for Texas House District 19, west of Austin.
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Texas 2022 Elections
In fight for Congress, Eddie Rodriguez targets Greg Casar’s record on Austin homelessness, police funding
Casar has impressive progressive endorsements, from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders. But he also is tied to some of Austin’s most progressive policies, which have attracted powerful enemies and turned off some moderate Democrats.
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Homeless in Texas
Unhoused Texans weather another winter storm with little aid
Advocates say emergency communications have not improved much since last year, and people experiencing homelessness were less likely to seek help this year because of new state and local policies targeting them.
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Winter Storm 2021
One of the hundreds of Texans who died in the 2021 winter storm was a Lubbock ex-hippie with a “brilliant, magical mind”
A year ago next week, a winter storm devastated Texas. The family members of one storm victim say her adventurous life shouldn’t have ended by freezing to death in an assisted living facility.
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Health care
A Texas salmonella outbreak highlights the unseen costs of food poisoning
More than 60 people became ill after a funeral reception in Texas. Two years later, some of them are still coping with the financial and medical consequences.
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Criminal Justice
“They are us. There’s no distinction”: Terror of synagogue standoff is no isolated incident to Texas Jewish leaders
News of Congregation Beth Israel hostages’ safe escape is met with intense relief, but communities feel pain and fear over the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks and incidents in Texas and beyond.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Austin-area businesses will have to post COVID-19 policies, a modest rule that might trigger a fresh clash with state
It’s unclear whether the local mandate, which requires businesses to post signs outlining their safety guidelines, is in conflict with Gov. Greg Abbott’s previous pandemic orders.
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Texas 2022 Elections
State Rep. Celia Israel announces run for Austin mayor
Former Austin mayor and Democratic state Sen. Kirk Watson has also expressed interest in running for the position, as has City Council member Kathie Tovo. Two candidates have formally announced their candidacy: Jennifer Virden, a Realtor and former Austin city council candidate, and Erica Nix.
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Criminal Justice
Austin voters could decriminalize small amounts of pot in May
“Small possession of marijuana is not the type of violation that we want to stockpile jails with,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday.
