The decision capped a trial in a civil suit Alex Gonzales Jr.’s parents filed against the Austin Police Department and former ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal jury has ruled in favor of a former Austin Police Department officer, finding his actions in a 2021 ...

In a memo sent to the mayor and city council, the department said it is continuing to see a rise in the number of mail thefts ...

DA José Garza campaigned on a promise to prosecute police officers — whom he now must work with to prosecute other crimes.

"Recently, the Austin Police Department asked the public here to start calling 311 instead of 911 for a host of emergencies and certain crimes, citing, in part, the staffing shortage that they have.

APD has seen almost a 30% increase in mail theft from 2022 to 2023, and unfortunately, those numbers are not slowing down.

Austin police arrested 61-year-old Robert Saldana and charged him with first-degree murder. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police ...

Austin, Texas saw a 43% increase in auto thefts in October 2023, compared to October 2022, which is a trend that continues to rise after the police department was defunded in 2020.

In Austin, elected officials cut millions from the police budget last year and then refunded the department this year. Now, residents in the city are deciding if they want to hire more police.

R.E.A.L. stands for the RISE Fund, Equity Office, Austin Public Health Department, and Low-Income Housing, which includes a proposal for a $220 million police department budget cut for which ...