Saturday marked another night of demonstrations against police brutality in Austin, but tensions were heightened because of last week’s shooting death of Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old protester, by a man who has not been charged.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Coronavirus cases in Texas nursing homes more than doubled in July. Families say the state still isn’t testing enough.
On Monday, the state released data on COVID-19 cases in Texas nursing homes after initially arguing that the information wasn’t subject to public disclosure.
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Criminal Justice
For Austin officials investigating Garrett Foster’s death, a key question may be which party acted in self-defense
Comments by police officials have raised concerns about whether the department is biased against the 28-year-old man who was killed, activists and an Austin City Council member say.
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Coronavirus in Texas
After voluntarily publishing its data, UT-Austin now has the unwelcome distinction of leading U.S. colleges in COVID-19 cases
While some universities nationwide and in Texas are still refusing to disclose coronavirus cases, UT-Austin set up a digital dashboard allowing community members to see updated student, faculty and staff cases. But the transparency has already proven to be a double-edged sword.
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Coronavirus in Texas
UT-Austin is considering only filling its stadium to 25% capacity when football resumes Sept. 5
University officials had previously said they were considering a limit of 50% to comply with social distancing guidelines.
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Police brutality in Texas
Austin police release footage showing the killing of Mike Ramos
The release of the video comes two days after armed protester Garrett Foster was shot and killed by an unnamed, armed driver while protesting police brutality in Austin.
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Criminal Justice
Travis County DA will not take Javier Ambler, Michael Ramos cases to grand jury before leaving office this year
District Attorney Margaret Moore was originally slated to present both cases to a special grand jury in August.
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Politics
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses U.S. Rep. Roger Williams of joining in on harassment
Williams, an Austin Republican, says he didn’t hear or participate in a heated exchange involving Ocasio-Cortez and a Republican colleague.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas A&M System will provide free COVID-19 tests, but it’s a mixed bag for other schools
Up to 15,000 test kits will be available per month across its 11 universities. The system has set aside $16 million to pay for the testing program.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Sarah Eckhardt and Eddie Rodriguez poised for a runoff in special Texas Senate election to replace Kirk Watson
The victor will serve the remainder of Watson’s term, which ends in 2022.
