Новости за 05.03.2021

The Austin Police Department has released body camera video from a shooting involving two officers at a north Austin hotel Jan. 4. The suspect was shot in the leg.

This year, doors are still closed and in-person celebrations have been temporarily halted. So, the center pivoted and created Lunar New Year gift baskets for seniors — one of the largest groups they serve.

Two police transparency bills filed in recent days would close the so-called dead-suspect loophole, which allows agencies to keep many records of a death in custody secret, and reform the laws for enforcing the reporting of those deaths.

The Austin Police Department says it won't be releasing footage as scheduled on Friday of a deadly police shooting that happened Jan. 5 on Wickersham Lane. This is the one that started as an altercation in traffic between 27-year-old Alexander Gonzales and off-duty police officer Gabriel Gutierrez.

WESLACO, Texas (KVEO) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the Rio Grande Valley lost power during the winter storm two weeks ago. Some were without power for days, suffering through frigid temperatures with no way to get warm. Others never lost their power throughout the entire ordeal and often did what they could to [...]

Gov. Abbott will hold a news conference Friday at 12 p.m. regarding his legislative proposal to ban social media platforms from censoring Texans. Abbott says "too many social media sites silence conservative speech and ideas and trample free speech."

Weather affects all aspects of our lives, from the clothes we wear, our morning commute, our mood, and even our food! I am here at Double Bayou Crawfish Company in Anuac, TX where we break down how the weather impacts… you've guessed it. CRAWFISH SEASON!

The CEO of Greyhound has sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding that all undocumented asylum-seekers released by DHS show proof that they are COVID-free before boarding buses, Border Report has learned. The letter came during a week when it was learned that at least 108 asylum-seekers apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in South Texas tested positive for coronavirus at the Brownsville, Texas, bus station as they were en route to destinations North.

At a moment of deep political polarization in America, support for Biden’s pandemic response extends across party lines. Overall, 70% of Americans back the Democratic president's handling of the virus response, including 44% of Republicans.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Public Health is still awaiting shipments of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but one expert predicted it will be a "game changer" in the local fight to contain COVID-19.

As of Friday morning, the encampment at Rosewood Park in east Austin is still there despite orders to leave by Thursday. Those at the camp say it's a call for anarchy to protest a recent deadly police shooting.

The Texas Vaccine Allocation Panel has come to a conclusion on who will be eligible in the next phase of the rollout, but it hasn't released any details -- leaving the state in a group of around a dozen states yet to release its plans for Phase 1C of distribution.

The event is by appointment only and is not open to the public. Organizers also say the current appointments are for eligible CommUnityCare patients who have been identified in Travis, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell Counties.

Austin-Travis County EMS said it happened at the intersection of East St. Johns Avenue and Cameron Road in northeast Austin.

FHS said it's only inviting those who are eligible right now and are already registered on the Williamson County waitlist. Staff will be sending out email invitations to schedule a time slot.