Well, if you haven’t already filled your travel mug with hot coco (or whiskey) and checked out the Trail of Lights, you’ve got about another week. The heavily visited Christmas light display at Zilker Park runs through Dec. 23. Article by Brent Wistrom Now, as we do each week, we’ve explored everything we can find […]

The City of Austin’s plan to equip police officers with body cameras has ignited an important conversation in regards to privacy rights. While the implementation of body cameras is a step in the right direction for upholding police accountability and reducing violence by police, civil rights proponents say that the footage has the potential to […]

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 […]

Though attendance at South by South West Interactive was lower than usual this year, the calmer atmosphere is more indicative of California’s economy than it is of Austin’s. The state capital was named the fastest growing city for tech jobs by Forbes last year, with companies like Facebook, Indeed, Google, Amazon, and PayPal employing a […]