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by Brewing America | Nov 17, 2020 | All, Austin Police Department, Black Lives Matter, Politics | 0 |
In September of 2019, Austin city councilman Greg Casar spoke before his colleagues as they were poised to infuse an additional $20 million into the city’s police department, in part to hire 30 new officers. He hoped to restrain...
Read Moreby Brewing America | Oct 22, 2020 | All, Austin Police Department, Criminal Justice, George Floyd, News, Politics, Race | 0 |
In the years after unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by a member of a neighborhood watch group in Florida in 2012, James Nortey, an attorney, felt called to get involved in his community in Austin. He began...
Read Moreby Brewing America | Sep 11, 2020 | All, Austin Police Department, greg abbott, Ken Paxton, News, Politics | 0 |
You took a nap today, and you woke up in charge of the 2020 campaign of the Republican party of Texas. Congratulations! Here’s your badge and your gun. Also, condolences: There’s not much time left. There’s little more than a...
Read Moreby Brewing America | Jul 29, 2020 | All, Austin Police Department, George Floyd, Levi Ayala, News | 0 |
By the time Brendan Walsh reached the top of the downtown Austin parking garage near the Texas Capitol, the blazing June sun was beating down and his short sleeve button-up shirt was covered in sweat. He took in the sweeping...
Read Moreby Brewing America | Jul 16, 2020 | All, Austin Police Department, Black Lives Matter, Criminal Justice, Police Brutality, Race | 0 |
On the morning of June 16, about two dozen artists and activists wearing masks and wielding long stem paint rollers gathered in downtown Austin, just a few blocks from the Capitol on Congress Avenue. Songs by Jay-Z, Burna Boy,...
Read Moreby Brewing America | Jul 16, 2020 | All, Austin Police Department, Black Lives Matter, Criminal Justice, News, Politics | 0 |
On June 6, the Austin Police Department fired off a cheery message on Twitter. The tweet featured several photos of a stack of thank-you cards, purportedly from well-wishers who just wanted to cheer up the police officers. “We...
Read Moreby Brewing America | Jun 5, 2020 | All, Austin Police Department, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, News, Politics | 0 |
At 6 p.m. on Thursday, police officers lined up along the front steps of the Austin Police Department headquarters. Their faces were clearly visible: they stood near a bin of helmets, but weren’t wearing riot gear like they had...
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