Posted: Apr 16, 2021 / 12:43 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 16, 2021 / 01:36 PM CDTSAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Police in San Antonio said a traffic stop turned into an exchange of gunfire that killed two people and injured an officer on the city’s west side.During a news conference Friday afternoon, Police Chief William McManus said he reviewed the officer’s body camera footage. McManus said the video showed the officer pull over a truck for a reason not yet known and begin a “casual conversation” with the three people inside.After about two minutes, McManus said the video showed the driver pull out a gun and...…Posted: Apr 16, 2021 / 12:43 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 16, 2021 / 01:36 PM CDTSAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Police in San Antonio said a traffic stop turned into an exchange of gunfire that killed two people and injured an officer on the city’s west side.During a news conference Friday afternoon, Police Chief William McManus said he reviewed the officer’s body camera footage. McManus said the video showed the officer pull over a truck for a reason not yet known and begin a “casual conversation” with the three people inside.After about two minutes, McManus said the video showed the driver pull out a gun and...WW…

Posted: Feb 10, 2021 / 11:25 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 10, 2021 / 06:52 PM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas attorney general’s office added its support to the fight brewing in Williamson County over the Austin City Council’s purchase of a hotel to eventually house people experiencing homelessness.Aaron Reitz, the deputy attorney general for legal strategy, joined local leaders and business owners during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. He shared that Attorney General Ken Paxton is looking to “see what legal avenues there may be” to challenge Austin’s decision.“At the last minute, without...…Posted: Feb 10, 2021 / 11:25 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 10, 2021 / 06:52 PM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas attorney general’s office added its support to the fight brewing in Williamson County over the Austin City Council’s purchase of a hotel to eventually house people experiencing homelessness.Aaron Reitz, the deputy attorney general for legal strategy, joined local leaders and business owners during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. He shared that Attorney General Ken Paxton is looking to “see what legal avenues there may be” to challenge Austin’s decision.“At the last minute, without...WW…

Posted: Dec 18, 2020 / 10:02 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 18, 2020 / 07:23 PM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday vowed to pass a law in the upcoming legislative session to prevent cities from cutting police funding.“The state will fix this,” Abbott wrote on Twitter. “Texas will pass a law this session supporting law enforcement and defunding cities that defund the police.”The governor’s pledge came less than an hour after U.S. Attorney Gregg Sofer criticized the City of Austin for .Surrounded by federal, state and local law enforcement representatives — including police chiefs from...…Posted: Dec 18, 2020 / 10:02 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 18, 2020 / 07:23 PM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday vowed to pass a law in the upcoming legislative session to prevent cities from cutting police funding.“The state will fix this,” Abbott wrote on Twitter. “Texas will pass a law this session supporting law enforcement and defunding cities that defund the police.”The governor’s pledge came less than an hour after U.S. Attorney Gregg Sofer criticized the City of Austin for .Surrounded by federal, state and local law enforcement representatives — including police chiefs from...WW…

Posted: Oct 16, 2020 / 11:26 AM CDTUpdated: Oct 16, 2020 / 12:14 PM CDTAUSTIN (KXAN) — After three days of in-person early voting, voters in Travis County are setting a record in terms of turnout.On Thursday nearly 40,000 people voted, surpassing the turnout for the two previous days. Travis County reported that more than 16% of registered voters have now cast a ballot.In a video lasting less than five minutes, Will DuPree shares those numbers as well as discusses these stories in the latest KXAN Live News Notes:Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe NowThanks for...…Posted: Oct 16, 2020 / 11:26 AM CDTUpdated: Oct 16, 2020 / 12:14 PM CDTAUSTIN (KXAN) — After three days of in-person early voting, voters in Travis County are setting a record in terms of turnout.On Thursday nearly 40,000 people voted, surpassing the turnout for the two previous days. Travis County reported that more than 16% of registered voters have now cast a ballot.In a video lasting less than five minutes, Will DuPree shares those numbers as well as discusses these stories in the latest KXAN Live News Notes:Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe NowThanks for...WW…