Civil Rights and Wrongs for September 7, 2021

Our guest this Tuesday is Chris Harris, community activist, law enforcement data analyst, advocate for homeless persons, and longtime volunteer for KOOP Community Radio.  We’ll cover Texas Lege obstruction of bail reform, recent indictments of APD officers, the search for a new police chief, homelessness, ballot initiatives led by Save Austin Now (aka, the Travis County GOP), the APD budget, the Police Academy – and more.  We’re also joined by Jim Harrington, retired founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project.

And Austin Sanders, Staff Writer for the Austin Chronicle, provides an update on proceedings of the Austin City Council.  The city will partner with Building Promise to provide services to persons recently released from prison.  Council also approved a $2.25M settlement with the family of yet another victim of an APD shooting while responding to a 911 call.  (Mental health crisis – sound familiar?)  Language for Proposition A, community opposition to a proposal to widen I-35 – Austin has all the details.