August 18, 2020 A look at cities seeing police budget cuts amid crime surges As certain major U.S. cities have seen more than double the number of murders so far this year compared to last, the efforts to cut police budgets have continued.
August 13, 2020 Austin City Council just voted to cut up to $150 million from its police department Austin, Texas became the latest city to defund the police Thursday when the city council unanimously approved a $150 million cut to its police deparment budget -- about 34% of its current total -- and reinvest the funds in other services, The Texas Tribune reported.
August 2, 2020 Austin police warn of ‘armed’ rioters planning to access buildings: reports Groups of protesters began arriving in Austin, Texas, on Saturday evening amid warnings to the public from local police about potential trouble as the night progresses.
July 26, 2020 Texas man said to be armed is shot, killed after approaching driver at Austin protest: witnesses The suspect fired as many as eight times before speeding off.
July 26, 2020 American protests: Demonstrations, violent riots expected to continue throughout the country Several cities across America are bracing for more protests and violent rioting this weekend after another night of lawlessness and unrest boiled over into the early hours of Sunday morning.
July 22, 2020 Tesla picks Texas site for second US vehicle assembly plant Electric car maker Tesla Inc. has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers.
June 19, 2020 Juan Williams: The 'heart and soul' of Juneteenth is about education, historical acknowledgement Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn's bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.is a "really telling moment" about where America is as a country, Fox News contributor Juan Williams stated Friday.
June 3, 2020 Coronavirus cases in Austin, Texas have significantly increased since reopening, hospitalizations remain low Health officials in one Texas city are concerned about a surge in newly confirmed coronavirus cases since beginning to reopen additional businesses there.
May 23, 2020 Air Force pilot who died in Vietnam honored by Texas high school student with stunning video tribute Air Force Major Eugene P. Beresik, an elite flight instructor and decorated combat pilot during the Vietnam War, was shot out of the sky over the Gulf of Tonkin almost exactly 52 years ago.
May 14, 2020 Texas Republican says Austin, other liberal cities becoming 'drunk on power' with coronavirus restrictions Austin and other liberal Texas cities are "drunk on power" by enforcing stricter coronavirus measures than those being implemented under state reopening orders, Texas Republican Rep. Lance Gooden said Thursday.
