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The judge dismissed claims by the lead investigator the Travis County District Attorney’s office tampered with evidence during grand jury proceedings.

Official portrait of Travis County DA Jose Garza. From his official government website. There may be a movie’s worth of drama going on inside the Travis County (Texas) District Attorney’s Office. Jose Garza won that office on a platform of, basically, letting criminals go free and indicting cops. Voters should pay more attention to what local office-seekers are saying. Sometimes they actually mean it, and Garza did. If Austin had a dashboard, all the lights would be blinking red. Austin, the capital of Texas and the heart and seat of Travis County, has suffered at least 47 homicides in 2...

A new law in Texas, signed Wednesday, will prevent reality TV shows from partnering with state law enforcement.

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Javier Ambler, 40, died while being arrested by police in Texas in March 2019. • 7 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Eric Gay/AP, FILE A new law in Texas will prevent reality TV shows from partnering with state law enforcement, after a man died in 2019 while in police custody as cameras from the show "Live PD" filmed his arrest. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Javier Ambler Act into law on Wednesday, effective immediately. The bill passed in the Texas House 110 to 34 on April 15 and pa...

Body camera footage from shooting of Alex Gonzales Jr. released APD releases body camera footage from shooting of Alex Gonzales Jr. The Austin Police Department has already shown the video to the family of Alex Gonazles, Jr., the officers involved, and city officials. Video shows security footage from a nearby apartment complex, audio from the initial 911 call, dash camera video, and body camera footage from responding on-duty officers. The initial shots fired came from an off-duty officer, Gabriel Gutierrez who tells dispatchers it was a road rage incident, that Gonzales cut him off and poi...