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Travis County sheriff’s office deputy accused of indecency with a child
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Travis County sheriff's deputy is accused of indecency with a child in connection to touching a...
Travis County Sheriff’s Office to offer active shooter training to local law enforcement
KXAN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office will soon start offering active...
Criminal justice advocates want Travis County to grow program offering lawyers at bail hearings
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLocal advocacy organizations came together Tuesday to urge Travis County officials to provide public...
What does shortage of Travis County Jail officers mean for incarcerated people?
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoOn Sept. 27, 2022, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards received a letter from a person in the...
This vacant Austin ISD elementary school will serve as an active shooter training facility
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA former Austin school will be repurposed as a training ground for Travis County law enforcement officers as part of a partnership between the school district and the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement ...
TCSO: Man shot multiple times, killed during early morning burglary
KXAN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) released the identity of the victim in a May 20 homicide,...
Travis County takes first steps on mental health diversion center to keep people out of jail
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTravis County on Tuesday took its first steps in creating diversion center that would provide...
Travis County to launch $23 million project to keep mentally ill from jail
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNext month, mentally ill individuals accused of committing minor crimes will be “diverted” to a new...
Travis County moves to provide lawyers at bail hearings after activist concern over SB 4
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoShortly after immigration advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas argued that...
People recently released from jail are more likely to die from an overdose in Travis County
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCompared with other residents of Travis County, people recently released from jail — no matter how...