Proposition A /tags/proposition-a Proposition A en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:06:57 GMT After dismissed lawsuit, weed is still decriminalized in San Marcos � for now /crime-justice/2024-07-26/san-marcos-weed-marijuana-pot-lawsuit-ken-paxton-hays Judge Sherri Tibbe dismissed the lawsuit Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against the City of San Marcos over its ordinance decriminalizing low-level marijuana possession. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:06:57 GMT /crime-justice/2024-07-26/san-marcos-weed-marijuana-pot-lawsuit-ken-paxton-hays Lucciana Choueiry Austin voters strongly reject Prop A, which would have required hiring hundreds more police /politics/2021-11-02/austin-voters-strongly-reject-prop-a-which-would-have-required-hiring-hundreds-more-police The measure would have required the Austin Police Department to staff at least 2 officers per every 1,000 residents. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 01:47:34 GMT /politics/2021-11-02/austin-voters-strongly-reject-prop-a-which-would-have-required-hiring-hundreds-more-police Audrey McGlinchy Prop A would mandate 2 police officers per 1,000 residents. Where does that ratio come from? /austin/2021-11-01/austin-proposition-a-mandate-minimum-apd-staffing-2021-elections Many police departments have adopted that ratio as protocol. But people who study policing say using a ratio to determine staffing is too simplistic. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:49:46 GMT /austin/2021-11-01/austin-proposition-a-mandate-minimum-apd-staffing-2021-elections Audrey McGlinchy Billionaire George Soros donates half a million to oppose Austin police staffing campaign /politics/2021-10-04/billionaire-george-soros-donates-half-a-million-to-oppose-austin-police-staffing-campaign Equity PAC, a political action committee lobbying against Proposition A, also received a $200,000 donation from a Washington, D.C.-based organization that supports progressive ballot measures. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 19:36:59 GMT /politics/2021-10-04/billionaire-george-soros-donates-half-a-million-to-oppose-austin-police-staffing-campaign Audrey McGlinchy Austin City Council District 10's Runoff (Still) Centers Around Homelessness, Police Funding And Prop A /austin/2020-12-03/austin-city-council-district-10s-runoff-still-centers-around-homelessness-police-funding-and-prop-a Challenger Jennifer Virden has put public safety issues at the fore of her bid to unseat incumbent Council Member Alison Alter. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:03:43 GMT /austin/2020-12-03/austin-city-council-district-10s-runoff-still-centers-around-homelessness-police-funding-and-prop-a Andrew Weber Here's Where The Austin City Council Candidates Stand On The Transportation Ballot Measures /transportation/2020-10-08/heres-where-the-austin-city-council-candidates-stand-on-the-transportation-ballot-measures Lee esta historia en español. KUT and the Austin Monitor wrapped up a series of forums this week with the candidates for five City Council seats. Among� Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2020-10-08/heres-where-the-austin-city-council-candidates-stand-on-the-transportation-ballot-measures Samuel King