As the Texas Legislature wraps up passage of House Bill 1900, a proposed law that would prohibit local governments from defunding their police the way Democrat Austin officials did last…
Results for "Austin Crime"
Texas Senate Passes Public Safety Bill to Stop Lawless Public Camping
AUSTIN — After two years of chaos on the streets of Texas’ capital city, state lawmakers have taken action to restore public safety in Austin and cities across Texas. On…
Austin Officials Propose 45 Homeless Encampments in Parks, Public Areas
As Austin’s Democrat-run city council is already ignoring citizens following the overwhelming public rebuke of their homelessness policies earlier this month, they’re now considering turning dozens of city properties into…
Democrat-Run Austin City Council Continues to Defy Voters
Following overwhelming approval in a recent pivotal public election, Austinites reinstated a monumental homeless public camping ordinance that went back into effect on Tuesday. Sort of. The Democrat-run Austin City…
Texas House Passes Public Safety Bill to Stop Lawless Public Camping
AUSTIN — After two years of lawlessness on the streets of Texas’ capital city, state lawmakers have taken action to restore public safety in Austin and cities across Texas. On…
ELECTION RESULTS: Austinites Vote to End Public Camping Disaster
…because of the lawlessness that the City of Austin has embraced,” wrote SAN co-founder Matt Mackowiak last month. The Austin Council has faced backlash not only for enacting a disaster…
Democrat State Lawmakers Working to Allow Homeless Lawlessness, Obstruct Public Safety Bill
AUSTIN — As lawlessness continues to unravel on the streets of Texas’ capital city, Democrat state representatives are stalling an effort to restore public safety in Austin and cities across…
Austinites Face Pivotal Vote to Stop Homeless Lawlessness, Restore Public Safety
…city environment. The issue traces back to a controversial decision by Austin’s city officials. In 2019, the Democrat-run Austin City Council legalized homeless camping in nearly all public spaces (except…
Austin Bike Shop That Censored Police in 2020 Gets Robbed in 2021
…The unsurprising and ironic development follows a year in which the Democrat-run Austin City Council cut the local police budget by a whopping one-third. Predictably, crime exploded; 2020 was the…
Texas Senate Passes Bill Responding to Austin’s Homeless Hotels, ‘Lack of Responsibility’
…have enacted in Austin. The citizens of Austin have seen that,” said Schwertner at a February press conference. “And now they want to transport their failed problems to Williamson County…