Category: Austin Drama
The Issue with APD’s Overtime Gold Rush
Officers cash in on overtime bonanza as Austin City Council drives staffing to 1990’s lows.
How Low Will Austin PD Staffing Go?
Time to Clean Up Austin’s Murder Median
2500 E Riverside Drive has a murder problem, and it’s time for the Austin City Council to fix it
Travis County & District Attorneys Responsible for Their Policy Fallout, Not the Cops
The public receives no benefit from the Garzas blaming the consequences of their policies on the police.
Austin City Council Effectively Ends Traffic Enforcement
Today, the City of Austin Police Department reallocated its Highway Enforcement Division personnel to fill patrol vacancies
City Hall Should Be Austin’s First Permanent Campsite
The Austin City Council has made many mistakes since repealing the camping ban in 2019. The blanket repeal lead to the predictable capitulation of Austin’s shared public spaces, parks, and peoples’ back yards to disorder, crime, and environmental pollution. But the most damaging aspect of the change came from the…
Council Must Designate Camping Areas Before APD Gets Involved
Reports about the pending criminalization of homelessness in Austin are greatly exaggerated.
Which Austin Police Units will Council Disband Next?
Will Austin City Council cut child abuse investigative staffing? K-9? Traffic enforcement? The bomb squad? Here’s what you should know.
Leaders Don’t Engage in Witch Hunts
If you needlessly aggravate 2,000 people over a biased request for an impossible task, an apology is in order.
The Issue with APD’s Overtime Gold Rush
Officers cash in on overtime bonanza as Austin City Council drives staffing to 1990’s lows.
How Low Will Austin PD Staffing Go?
Time to Clean Up Austin’s Murder Median
2500 E Riverside Drive has a murder problem, and it’s time for the Austin City Council to fix it
Travis County & District Attorneys Responsible for Their Policy Fallout, Not the Cops
The public receives no benefit from the Garzas blaming the consequences of their policies on the police.
Austin City Council Effectively Ends Traffic Enforcement
Today, the City of Austin Police Department reallocated its Highway Enforcement Division personnel to fill patrol vacancies
City Hall Should Be Austin’s First Permanent Campsite
The Austin City Council has made many mistakes since repealing the camping ban in 2019. The blanket repeal lead to the predictable capitulation of Austin’s shared public spaces, parks, and peoples’ back yards to disorder, crime, and environmental pollution. But the most damaging aspect of the change came from the…
Council Must Designate Camping Areas Before APD Gets Involved
Reports about the pending criminalization of homelessness in Austin are greatly exaggerated.
Which Austin Police Units will Council Disband Next?
Will Austin City Council cut child abuse investigative staffing? K-9? Traffic enforcement? The bomb squad? Here’s what you should know.
Leaders Don’t Engage in Witch Hunts
If you needlessly aggravate 2,000 people over a biased request for an impossible task, an apology is in order.