As Austin Police Chief Brian Manley was holding a virtual press conference regarding police officers shooting protesters over the weekend with non-lethal rounds, many were starting to gather outside ...

For 50 days, Garrett Foster and his fiancée Whitney Mitchell took part in Black Lives Matter protests in Austin. The demonstrations were peaceful until Saturday night. That night, a man drove toward ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas National Guard are ramping up their operations in Austin ahead of an anti-Trump administration protest this weekend. The "No Kings" rally is ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The mother of Michael Ramos spoke out about the death of her son on Sunday afternoon as protests continue in Austin calling for justice for the deaths of George Floyd and Michael Ramos ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that he is sending the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and National Guard troops to Austin ahead of a protest scheduled for Saturday.

An estimated 10,000 people came to the Texas Capitol grounds to protest Trump and his military parade. Credit: Photo by John Anderson Hours before the No Kings protest in Austin was scheduled to begin ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas governor ordered the state’s National Guard to send an unspecified number of troops to Austin ahead of a protest planned in the city for Saturday. It is the second time this ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Saturday, June 6, Austin police invited the public to join its community engagement team in an act of solidarity condemning the actions that killed George Floyd. Austin police ...

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More protests are expected in the Austin area this weekend in response to the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Michael Ramos in Austin. Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis earlier ...

Austin ISD met with families of Bedichek Middle School to discuss the district's proposed consolidation plan. During the middle of the conversation, students from several classrooms showed up to ...