Austin Police Seek Body Cameras
November 12, 2014 by Clay Dafoe According to KXAN News, the Austin Police Department recently sent out a request for information to several companies about buying body cameras for officers. One...
View ArticleAustin Activists Plan a #Ferguson Solidarity Rally After Grand Jury Announcement
Activists in Austin, Texas will be joining cities around the United States who will be rallying in solidarity with the community in Ferguson and St. Louis following the upcoming grand jury...
View ArticleLiberty Beat Exclusive: Former CPS Victim Turns Agency on Austin Homeschool...
By: John Bush EDITORS NOTE: This story has been updated. See bottom of post for notes. An Austin homeschool family is under scrutiny from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services after...
View ArticleAustin City Council Runoff Results Could Upset the Status Quo at City Hall
By: John Bush Listen to the audio version of this story here. Results are in for the Austin City Council Runoff Election and the new council makeup will certainly be a departure from the status-quo....
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Austin Detective Files Lawsuit Against City Alleging Sexual Harassment and...
By: John Bush An Austin Police Department Detective is suing the City of Austin claiming the Department retaliated against her after she filed an internal affairs complaint for alleged sexual...
View ArticleAustin Police Use Excessive Force At Superbowl Party
Austin, TX– Witnesses to a brutal arrest by the Austin Police Department on Super Bowl Sunday are speaking out. They are extremely upset about what they saw when police were called to the disturbance...
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Texas Moves Closer to Approving Open Carry, Campus Carry
Two bills allowing Open Carry of firearms and weapons on college campuses are heading to the floor of the Texas Senate. The bills for Licensed Open Carry and Campus Carry were passed out of the...
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Update From Fluoride Free Austin, New City Council
This update was originally sent via email on Monday February 16, 2015. Greetings, Fellow Fluoride Fighters: The new era of Austin municipal government officially launched on January 29 with the first...
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Texas Open Carry Moves Forward with Support from Huey P Newton Gun Club
PHOTO: Brittney Martin/ Dallas News As the Texas Senate debated Open Carry legislation, the Huey P Newton Gun Club marched outside carrying rifles. The Dallas-based club is named after the co-founder...
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Texas Police Officer Disciplined for Picture with Snoop Dogg
A state trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety has been disciplined after he was spotted in an Instagram photo with rapper Snoop Dogg. The rap artist was in Austin for the South by...
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