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When the University of Texas Police Department gets a mental health-related call, a trained counselor will be dispatched alongside plainclothes police officers to respond.

The budget is one of the most important documents prepared by the city because it identifies where citizen tax dollars and other revenues are being spent.

Tuesday, the Fort Worth City Council voted in support of a proposal to name a section of I-35 for Atatiana Jefferson.

Cities that reduce their police budgets compared to years past could face severe financial penalties under a new Texas law.

The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office has opened an internal investigation after a video of deputy pinning a teenage girl to the ground and using his body to hold her down surfaced on social media.

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.

More than 800 Dallas police officers have completed a new training that aims to teach them how to best intervene if they see potential misconduct by another officer.

In a statement, the grand jury said it found that no probable cause exists to issue criminal charges.

Officials said Monday's arrests at Austin City Hall weren't for violating the city's reinstated camping ban, and that police hope outreach will lead to fewer arrests going forward.

Advocates say the case puts a spotlight on how ill-prepared police are when encountering someone with a mental disability.

New research looking at data from millions of stops made by police in Texas in 2020 found that officers search Latino people more than any other racial or ethnic group. But, those searches turn up far less contraband than searches of white people.

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.