AUSTIN, TX — Police have joined forces with Equality Texas — the state’s largest organization advocating for LGBT rights — to raise awareness of hate crimes and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender members of the community. (Article by Tony Cantu, republished from http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/austin-police-launch-training-guidelines-dealing-lgbt-community) Members of Equality Texas and hate crime survivors staged a presentation […]

AUSTIN, TX — Community response following the death of a University of Texas-Austin student last week has been swift — from student demands for increased campus safety to the creation of a memorial fund for the young woman who was studying dance was killed. (Article by Tony Cantu, republished from http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/community-outcry-follows-murder-university-texas-austin-student) At least one reaction wasn’t […]

Police officers in downtown Austin may soon be outfitted with body cameras pending purchasing approval from the Austin City Council, according to the Austin American Statesman. The successful completion of a pilot program that tested the equipment moves the Austin Police Department closer to its goal of providing 500 officers with lapel cameras. Cops patrolling […]

Teaching at the Texas School for the Deaf brought electroshock survivor Evelyn Scogin, 59, joy and a sense of purpose in life. However, her love for working with disabled children was abruptly taken away when she entered the psychiatric system. Scogin’s remarkable journey, distinguished by strength, persistence and bravery, first began with arthritis and fibromyalgia-related […]

Several counties in Texas have drinking water laced with a group of disinfectant chemicals that may cause damage to the liver, kidney, and thyroid. Exceedingly high levels of trihalomethanes (THM) were recently found in drinking water in Kyle, Blanco, and Hutto. The discovery angered some Texans who say they were not issued proper warnings, and […]

Maintaining a vehicle in Texas could become less costly if Senator Don Huffines (R-Dallas) has his way. Speaking in front of the Senate Transportation Committee in January, Huffines said the state’s vehicle inspection program is nothing but a money grab that provides absolutely no benefit to the community or consumers. “There are 35 states that […]

A woman from the Austin area has been charged with a Class A misdemeanor after allowing her children to get tattoos. Ashley Weir, 31, permitted her boyfriend’s brother, a registered sex offender, to tattoo her three children, all of whom are younger than 13-years-old. The Austin Police Department got involved after they were contacted by […]

Mikaila Ulmer made a sweet deal that will set her up for life and go a long way towards saving the environment, as well! The 11-year-old from Austin, Texas made an $11 million deal with Whole Foods to sell her BeeSweet Lemonade in 55 regional stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. If the young […]

Sunday, about 150 people shaved off every hair on their head to help support pediatric cancer research. (Article by Jennifer Kendall, republished from http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/120781379-story) This is the fifth year the St. Baldricks Foundation Brave the Shave event has been held at the University of Texas in Austin.  “Last time I got a haircut was October 2, […]

Austin, TX -(AmmoLand.com)- The recent murder of a female undergraduate on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin serves as a tragic reminder that college campuses, though typically safe, do play host to every form of violent crime found throughout the rest of society. (Article by Justin Stakes, republished from http://www.ammoland.com/2016/04/students-concealed-carrys-statement-murder-ut-austin/#axzz45YDlPLMs) No matter how […]