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Austin Community College and the AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County Sheriff’s Office have been working on getting this program off the ground for more than two years. The pilot is grant-funded.
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The Hays County Sheriff's Office hopes enforcing speeding and other traffic violations will help make the road safer.
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A law Texas passed after a gunman killed 21 people in Uvalde mandates the training. The AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Austin ISD to host the classes, with the goal of preparing about 800 law enforcement officers by next year.
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The pilot program was part of a study to examine the benefit of providing legal counsel to people immediately after their arrest. But staffing shortages in the sheriff's office have made the program unworkable.
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Inmates who spoke to KUT say they're being denied medical care, that the number of COVID-positive inmates exceeds the official count, and that they're worried their time in jail could ultimately amount to a death sentence.
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Throughout the pandemic, AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County has seen a relatively low number of positive cases in jails. That changed this week.
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed a ban on "sanctuary cities" into law on Sunday, putting the final touch on legislation that would also allow police to inquire�
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AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County Sheriff Sally Hernandez plans to evaluate a wider range of alleged crimes in determining whether to hand over jail inmates to federalâ€�
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This month, voters elected the second woman in history to serve as AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County sheriff. Now, the department is working to recruit more female deputiesâ€�
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AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County voters are set to elect a new sheriff for the first time in 12 years.Among the four candidates running for AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County Sheriff, a keyâ€�