A one and a half year investigation ended with the arrest of more than 20 individuals suspected of having ties to a violent gang on Friday in Seguin, Texas, a town located roughly 50 miles south of Austin. The suspects apprehended are believed to be associated with the Texas Mexican Mafia, also referred to as […]

Travis County could be forced to throw out dozens of drunk-driving felony cases because the arresting officers failed to obtain a search warrant before testing the suspect’s blood, reports the Austin American-Statesman. While officers say they were acting in accordance with the law, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from April 2013 suggests otherwise. In the […]

Austin police went on a pepper spraying rampage Thursday night, pepper spraying a handcuffed man sitting in the back of a police van as well as pepper spraying a pair of women who appeared to have been fighting. In the first case, the man apparently had been kicking the back of the door after he […]

It’s that time of year again when hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world flock to Austin, Texas to enjoy its annual South by Southwest festival featuring indie films, the latest technological innovations and a seemingly endless lineup of music entertainment. The festival, which grows larger in size each year as it […]