Category: Policing

Hays Hawks: A New Chapter

Jack C. Hays high school, located approximately 20 miles south of Austin in Buda, TX, has long beenknown as the Hays Rebels. However, as of July 16, 2020 the school’s slogan of “Rebel Pride Never Dies”was no more as the Hays CISD school board voted unanimously to discontinue the Rebel as the Haysmascot. The desire to change the school mascot from the Rebels has been brewing in the Hays community

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Austin Library Policy Questioned After the Arrest of Teenager

The Austin Public Library’s policy on dealing with disruptive youths is being called into question by citizens following the arrest of a 13-year-old girl on Feb. 5 at the Carver Branch. The Austin Police Department responded to a 911 call that there was going to be a fight among a group of girls at the library. When police arrived they discovered one of the girls had a prior, unrelated warrant,

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