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• Texas Driver Facing Intoxication Manslaughter Charges After Triple-Vehicle Crash Results in Passenger Death

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Gustavo Barbosa Sanchez has been arrested in connection with a fatal February collision in Travis County that claimed the life of his passenger. Investigators determined the 24-yea...

• Violence Erupts on CapMetro Bus: Two Passengers Hospitalized Following South Austin Stabbing

  Published: Mar 14, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A violent altercation aboard a CapMetro bus on South Lamar Boulevard left two victims injured and a suspect in custody Friday afternoon. The incident occurred near Oltorf Street, l...

• Travis County District Attorney Clears Austin Security Guard In Fatal Confrontation On West Fifth Street

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The Travis County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against a security guard involved in a fatal altercation at a downtown Austin bank. Prosecutors determined...

• Exonerated Texas Woman Remains in Custody Under ICE Detainer Following Twenty Year Wrongful Conviction

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Immigration Policy

  Carmen Mejia, who was formally exonerated on Monday after serving two decades for a 2005 murder she did not commit, was blocked from reuniting with her family due to a federal immi...

• Austin Man Formally Charged with Murder Following Cold Case Stabbing of Former Roommate

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Law enforcement officials in Austin, Texas, have filed first-degree murder charges against 26-year-old Chance Barrett regarding a fatal 2024 stabbing. Barrett, who was previously a...