Just as city and Austin Police Department officials move to slowly open up the police misconduct black box known as the “G file,” labor negotiations between the city and police association could get ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After several Austin City Council members raised questions about the tentative police agreement posted last week, Interim City Attorney Deborah Thomas responded in a memo sent to the ...

Just days after shaking hands on a tentative contract, the city of Austin and the police union have told the American-Statesman they have differing interpretations on how the deal would affect ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austinites now have access to personnel files of the city's police officers as part of a voter-approved measure that was passed last year. The G-files show records of police officers ...

A Travis County judge is expected to issue a ruling in the Austin Police Oversight Act lawsuit that could have a transformative effect on police accountability and transparency at the Austin Police ...

The city of Austin's legal team and activists are expected to make arguments in court Tuesday concerning whether the Austin Police Department can continue to maintain a type of confidential police ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Travis County district court judge ruled Friday that the City of Austin acted unlawfully by not ending its practice of withholding certain police records called “g-files” from the ...

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