APD investigating several gun-related incidents in South Austin
APD investigating several gun-related incidents in South Austin
Police said the suspects may be involved in as many as 11 cases beginning last September, as well as others in Hays County and New Braunfels.
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police said over the last five months, two homicides, several shootings, and numerous gun-related incidents have been reported in South Austin.
Police said the suspects may be involved in as many as 11 cases beginning last September in Austin, as well as others in Hays County and New Braunfels. That includes stealing guns from the New Braunfels Police Department, stealing cars, aggravated assaults and the two murders.
East Riverside Drive to receive transit priority lanes
Austin American-Statesman
to get transit lanes
New interim transit priority lanes will be installed on East Riverside Drive through a partnership with the Austin Transportation Department to improve on-time transit performance and efficiency of Capital Metro buses.
Installation is scheduled to begin in late February, with the project anticipated to open by early April.
An outbound and inbound transit lane will stretch for two miles between Grove Boulevard and Summit Street. The project will help organize traffic flow with cars and buses in distinct lanes. New signage and updated road markings will establish the transit lanes. Other vehicles can enter the transit priority lanes to make a right turn.
As Gov. Greg Abbott vows to ban homeless camping in public, Austin officials and unsheltered residents push for better housing access
Texas Tribune
Tags: Teddy Maddux sits on his couch inside a tent made out of tarps at a homeless encampment on state-owned land in Austin on Jan. 18. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who has made homelessness one of his many battlegrounds in an ongoing war against Austin’s progressive leadership, wants the Legislature to ban camping in public places like sidewalks and highway underpasses.
Credit: Evan L Roy/The Texas Tribune
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