A Texas man was sentenced to 10 years' probation with conditions, including an initial 140-day jail term, for the 2021 fatal shooting of an unarmed man.

A convicted sexual offender, Augustine Dafe Ikolo, is on the run in Williamson County after being released on bond. Authorities are seeking public help to locate him.

A shooting at Barton Creek Square mall in Austin resulted in one person injured and caused a temporary lockdown. No suspect was arrested, and the mall reopened the same day, with the investigation ongoing.

Police in Austin killed an armed man trying to enter a bar on East 6th Street, leading to three bystanders being injured; body camera footage will be released within ten days.

The family of Maria Casillas Reyes, killed in a crash with a police officer, is suing the City of Austin and the officer for $1 million, alleging negligence.

Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star combats illegal smuggling and has made numerous arrests and drug seizures in Texas, intensifying due to perceived federal border security shortcomings.

A three-vehicle crash in southwest Austin resulted in two critical injuries, two trauma alerts, and five people involved; three were transported to the hospital, two refused EMS. Traffic was affected during the investigation.

John Frank Scheer of Round Rock was convicted of indecency with a 15-year-old transgender minor and sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The APD is investigating a Dec. 2 officer-involved shooting where Christophe Vanover was wounded. Officers were responding to a suicide attempt when the incident occurred. Two officers are on leave, and Vanover is charged with aggravated assault.

A woman, Sabrina Rahman, died protecting her child during a mass shooting in Austin, Texas, while her family questions the lack of a timely public alert.

A Travis County grand jury cleared three Austin police officers of wrongdoing in a fatal shooting incident from June 2022 involving 42-year-old Carlos Eli Chacon-Castillo.

A man in Austin, Texas, charged with murder, had a previous $1 bond for another violent charge. The stabbing incident occurred during an argument over drugs.

Two people were injured in Austin due to a wrong-way driver crash on I-35, while a separate incident involved a house fire in northwest Austin, where two residents and their dogs were evacuated safely.