Audrey McGlinchy
Audrey McGlinchy is the City Hall reporter at KUT, covering the Austin City Council and the policies they discuss. She comes to Texas from Brooklyn, where she tried her hand at publishing, public relations and nannying. Audrey holds English and journalism degrees from Wesleyan University and the City University of New York. She got her start in journalism as an intern at KUT Radio during a summer break from graduate school. While completing her master's degree in New York City, she interned at the New York Times Magazine and Guernica Magazine.
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An Austin police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Jason Roque in May 2017. Roque’s mother had called 911 after her son threatened to kill himself. When police arrived, Roque was holding a BB gun on the family’s front lawn.
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In the late 1800s, Austin's elite decided a dam was what was needed to attract more people and industry to the city. But dams weren't cheap. And to get taxpayers to foot the bill, it had to be built for the public good.
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Cities that reduce their police budgets compared to years past could face severe financial penalties under a new Texas law.
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Since 2020, the police department has followed a policy of trying to release these videos within 60 days. On Friday, it said it would try to do so much more quickly.
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Police say a 17-year-old was picked up Monday from summer school in Killeen. One person was killed and 13 others were injured in the mass shooting.
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Starting Sept. 1, if a city funds its police department at a level lower than it has for the past two fiscal years the state can prohibit the city from collecting new property taxes.
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Paxton and his lawyers argue that Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide order that undoes a previous mask mandate overrides any local requirements.
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It's been a week since the deep freeze in Texas knocked out power and water for millions. While most have had it restored, thousands of people are still without water in Austin.
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In the past year, calls to defund police departments have increased after a series of high-profile killings by police. NPR looks at one city that implemented big police funding cuts — Austin, Texas.
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Austin's first-ever Civil Rights Office will oversee the city's nondiscrimination efforts, including federal civil rights laws and local labor rules.
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A panel of community members asked to review more than 100 training videos is recommending that the department remove more than half from the curriculum.
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COVID-19 patients have made up more than 15% of total hospital cases for seven days straight, so counties can roll back capacity limits for businesses and pause elective surgeries.