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Drunk driver plows into Austin EMS vehicles Three Austin Travis County EMS vehicles were damaged when a drunk driver plowed into them over the weekend.

Austin police to change policies after week of protests The Austin chief of police says the department will change their policies following a week’s worth

Austin city leaders discuss protestors demands Today, the Austin City Council will discuss Austin Police Department tactics and protester demands. Austin Justice Coalition’s Chas Moore

Austin Police Department sees a shortage of staff The Austin Police Department’s officer shortage currently stands at 170. The Austin Police Association says as protests

Protests continue in downtown Austin  For a fourth night, protesters filled the streets of downtown Austin. Many were surrounding the police department once again. Last

Tank truck drives through protesters in Minneapolis Minneapolis continues to riot as a tanker truck drives through a group of protesters over the weekend. A

Project Connect plan offers hope AUSTIN, Texas – As the Austin metro area continues to lose jobs amid the pandemic, some area leaders are using

Travis County sees steady progress after reopening AUSTIN, Texas – Coronavirus hospitalizations in Travis County continue to hover in the high 80s and low 90s

Austin purchases another motel for the homeless AUSTIN, Texas – For the fourth time since late last year, the Austin City Council approved spending on

COVID-19 in Travis County AUSTIN, Texas – There have been 2,644 cases of coronavirus in Travis County since March. Austin Public Health says 82 people

Photo by Roschetzky Photography   Governor Greg Abbott rolls out his plan for continuing to reopen the economy. This will hopefully help the unemployment situation. The

Photo by Roschetzky Photography   Governor Greg Abbott will make another announcement today about his plan to get more businesses opened up. Bars and nightclubs are

Photo by Roschetzky Photography   Mayor Steve Adler says they are seeing improvement as the city works to combat the crisis. He believes there is an