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The Chemung Valley Early Learning Center will be closing its doors before the end of the month. Parents are still scrambling to figure out how to get their children care and figuring out what their ne

Demonstrators and police clash outside APD headquarters during the May 30-31 protests against police brutality last summer (Photo by David Brendan Hall) Editors note: This story has been updated since publication with new information concerning the shooting of Justin Howell. "I dont mind talking about how its affecting me, I dont mind talking about the surgeries Ive been through. But running through the actual memory of being shot, and right after being shot – thats really d...

In an emphatic break from his predecessors, Travis County District Attorney José Garza has released the first of what are promised to be bimonthly reports on his offices investigations into allegations of potential misconduct by local law enforcement officers. The five-page brief, issued on Jan. 14, compiles information on each case his office is working – there are more than two dozen, including three that have already resulted in indictments – including the names of those hurt or killed...