News across Travis County
The Boerne Star
Published September 25Chargers turn in top-five finishes at HOKA McNeil XC Invite
The Boerne Champion cross country teams were in Round Rock last weekend and got a sneak peak of the course where this year’s state meet will be held in Old Settler’s Park in November.Champion was at t
VIDEO: 'Prosecute This ICE Officer': How Cities Like Austin Can Help Stop ICE Violence
'I've seen enough to know this is a crime. ... To me it's an open and shut criminal prosecution, attempted murder,' Mike Siegel, Austin City Council (D7), told Deceleration.
Your letters: Tiffany should seek answers after ICE shooting in Texas
Letter writer Anne Drinkwater calls on U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany to use his congressional oversight role to seek answers about a recent shooting involving ICE agents in Austin, Texas.
San Antonio Current
Published September 24Casar: Doctor recommends surgery for Austin ICE shooting survivor
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar told reporters Wednesday that a doctor who examined the man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Austin over the weekend has recommended that he undergo surgery to remove a bullet still lodged in his back. As of press time, neither ICE nor…
Cascade PBS
Published September 24ICE Shooting, Race for CD 37
Austin leaders are pressing for answers after an ICE agent shot a man during a traffic stop.
Man shot by ICE agent isn't getting proper medical care in detention, lawyer says
Three days after ICE agents shot and injured Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin, Texas, questions linger about the details around this enforcement operation.
San Antonio Current
Published September 22Man shot by ICE in Austin receiving Tylenol, ibuprofen to reduce pain while in custody
A federal Judge in San Antonio also granted an emergency order halting Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s deportation. A hearing is set for Sept. 30.
San Antonio Current
Published September 22Candidate Vikki Goodwin reports Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to law enforcement for deepfake political ad
Vikki Goodwin, the Democrat running for lieutenant governor, has accused her opponent of violating a state law restricting the use of deepfake political ads, according to a notarized affidavit she filed Saturday with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. Republican incumbent Lt.…
San Antonio Current
Published September 22Surge of ICE arrests and shooting of Venezuelan man strike fear into Austin neighborhoods
People who work near the site where ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez say the agency’s presence in the area has been constant amid President Trump’s mass deportation push.
Civil rights groups demand accountability after ICE agent shoots man in Texas
Civil rights groups are calling for "independent oversight" of the investigation into Sunday's ICE-involved shooting of a man in Austin, Texas.
ICE agents encountered Austin man by chance before shooting him
The man shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Austin, Texas, on Sunday was not the target of a federal investigation before the encounter, according to two people familiar with the shooting.
San Antonio Current
Published September 21Attorney says Austin man shot by ICE still bleeding because medical staff didn’t remove bullet
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, the attorney representing the Venezuelan man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Austin over the weekend, told reporters during a press conference Monday that her client still has a bullet in his back, is bleeding, and hasn’t undergone…