cleo - Austin Latina Mom & MODERATE Democrat
@Cleo_Petricek
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🎯 Restorer of Common Sense Policies 🎯 Cofounder Bipartisan—Save Austin Now. Former Probation Officer. Victim Advocate. SMU GRAD ❤️
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The far left are getting eaten up by Black voices & I am loving every sec of it. Calling them out for what they are— self-righteous, performative assholes narcissists. Black people have been fighting for all people since the beginning of this country, ie check the John Lewis
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For years, I have been worried that this day would come. An Austin Police Officer took her life last night, and I am completely gutted. Our city is in a real crisis, and I want to hug every officer and tell them how much I love, honor, and respect them. Officers, please reach out
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Javier Salazar, Sheriff of Bexar County Texas, served 23 years with the San Antonio Police Department
“When Trump comes down to Texas stands next to officers, he is not there to help us. He is a self-serving man. Just like killing the border bill— he just made our jobs harder.
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Almost 60% of those arrested yesterday were NOT students! These people are here to sow hate and chaos. They DO NOT BELONG on campus and disrupt student life and classes. Really frustrating to have our local council members and state reps disguise this as freedom of speech when it
New: 46 of 77 people arrested at UT yesterday were not students, a UT official tells KXAN.
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Perpetual victim mentality is crippling.
We need warrior mentality.
We need parental accountability.
We need to enforce the laws on the books.
Lawlessness won in Chicago.
4 Walmarts shut down in Chicago, what breaks my heart, elderly can’t get their medicine and groceries in
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@BKCaliNative
The audacity to try to shame black people. They know their own struggle (been at it since the inception of USA) and will do what they need to do to make it better. You have to put your life vest on first before you can save anyone else.
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I felt this to my core. So many times, I too have had elected Democrats tell me privately they agree with me on core issues that I have been outspoken about, but they are afraid of the backlash or of being primaried.
I remain humbled by your courage and undeterred moral fiber
As a fellow Democrat, I want to express my admiration for your courage,
@ShawnieT146
. Your willingness to speak up for those who feel silenced and intimidated by political tribalism and division is truly inspiring.
Shawn Thierry, Democratic member of the Texas House of
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BREAKING NEWS: A 17-year-old girl in the Austin, TX area was planning mass shooting at Graham Elementary School. The FBI and APD successfully stopped this — from
@fordsandersTV
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Austin High School is next to Lady Bird Lake, where I go for runs. During lunchtime, some of the kids from the school hang out at the lake. Today on my run, I noticed 3 teenagers up ahead on the trail & suddenly, I tripped & fell right in front of them. 🥴 I assumed they would
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Sick & disabled, some bloodied, being dragged away devastating. Protesting McConnell Over Cuts to Medicaid
@VanJones68
@TYTNetwork
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On point
@elonmusk
@JosePGarza
had zero experience, but an infusion of money from Soros and the right progressive script got him the win.
Garza's policies have made Black and Brown communities less safe, ie.
habitual offenders are being released into these communities with
@DavidSacks
Perfectly said. Among other things, Soros astutely identified a massive arbitrage opportunity in district attorney elections, where a relatively small amount of money has outsized influence.
Soros’s instructions to his pet prosecutors were (essentially) to minimize prosecuting
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@JosePGarza
u are such a loser, why on earth would u think you would be welcomed anywhere near this.
Garza attempted to go to funeral and was kindly told that he was not welcomed anywhere in the building.
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As a fellow Democrat, I want to express my admiration for your courage,
@ShawnieT146
. Your willingness to speak up for those who feel silenced and intimidated by political tribalism and division is truly inspiring.
Shawn Thierry, Democratic member of the Texas House of
My statement on voting to raise the age to 18 for gender modification treatments and surgeries.
#txlege
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Yesterday, while on my run around Lady Bird Lake, I stopped at this (see pic) water fountain next to the Heron Creek restroom, & there was a homeless guy lighting up his crack pipe. Naturally, I was startled & jumped back. When he saw me, he didn't move to hide his crack pipe but
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Machete attacks are common in Austin. They also cost only $6.99 at local stores, and anyone can purchase them. It's really sad to see that we haven't had a visible presence of law enforcement (Park Patrol) due to the police staffing crisis caused by defunding our police.
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@ProjectLincoln
@TheRickWilson
@ProjectLincoln
@TheRickWilson
thank you for this, as a mom of a neurodivergent
Fyi-
Gus is verbal, he has a non-verbal learning disorder.
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This guy. 🤦🏻♀️ what a loser
@GregCasar
, who voted to defund the Austin Police Department, has asked the department for an extra security detail over the holidays, sparking accusations of hypocrisy.
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@nfd1228
But blacks, and some of that ancestry deeply care about those struggles and they get zero news media and social media coverage.
Congolese video:
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How long will DPS be here?
Our current status:
@Austin_Police
Academy of 100 cadets only has 30
The Academy is 8 months long,
FTO is 3 months
1 year on probation.
We are barely in April & we already have 96 officers that have left the dept this year.
20 of these
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Austin looks like sh*t. The number one priority for any city is to be safe, clean, & livable. Austin City Council members live in a bubble of progressive sycophants who desperately want to climb the political ladder (see failure
@gregcasar
, who will accomplish nothing on the
Texas City Council Salaries:
•Austin — $116,688; $134,192
•Houston — $62,983; $236,189
•Dallas — $60,000; $80,000
•El Paso — $52,500; $78,750
•San Antonio — $45,722; $61,725
•Fort Worth — $25,000; $29,000
•Corpus Christi — $6,000; $9,000
•Plano — $1,000; $2,000
•Lubbock
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While on my run yesterday I counted over 100 of “I keep Austin dangerous - District Attorney
@JosePGarza
” postings, some hard to reach and protected from rain like this one.
Whoever you are that did this, I hope that you find your pillow always soft and comfy, your bed sheets
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After 4 murders in just 4 hours,
@Austin_Police
says due to “understaffing, detectives are overwhelmed.” If detectives aren't able to investigate homicides and find the suspects, that means more violent suspects roam our streets.
Unless we have
@TxDPS
Special Agents to assist in
In-Depth; Austin Police says homicide detectives are doing what they can given the current staffing crisis.
@KXAN_News
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@VanJones68
@PaulBegala
A shellacking happening right now on CNN. Jeffrey Lord give it up, U are in over ur head 😳
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@zoforaustin
Hey 🤡
@zoforaustin
This is your district every weekend,
care to address this?
Mashup of 6th Street violence— this happens EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. Why must we wait until the next mass shooting on 6th Street, which will injure & murder countless innocent people before media pays attention & action is done? I promise you this: when the next violent, horrific
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Our homeless population in Austin went from 1200 to 7000 because of
@GregCasar
's hair-brained idea to lift the camping ban. Our city became a magnet for the homeless without this genius FIRST establishing infrastructure - like WATER access, toilets, and safe places for them to be
Just took my last drink of water before my thirst strike with the one and only, Dolores Huerta.
#WorkersCantWait
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This video is revolting, but what is even more revolting is that the council member for this district,
@CMZoQadri
, lacks the leadership skills and backbone to establish a safer and better 6th street for all Austinites and tourists.
1. Support and pass a police contract
Wild brawls break out on 6th Street Austin TX 4-27-2024
fight
#fight
#fightvideos
#fights
#brawl
#girlfight
#6thstreet
#crazyvideo
April 2024 fights
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@CharlesMBlow
I’m Hispanic, but here in Austin, i attended a lecture where Texas ranks first in the US in maternal mortality with Black mothers 3 - 4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death.
❤️ BLACK BIRTHS MATTER ❤️
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Insane.
This is the mentality of the police abolitionists we deal with in Austin.
They are not serious. They are not critical thinkers. They are performative artists that our City Council has listened to and received marching orders from. Now we are facing a 315 police
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Beautiful turnout for Officer Pastore
So many agencies from all over the country.
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Legislature needs to take a look at bonds. This is awful.
Man out on bond arrested for Austin's first murder of 2024
Previously— Police say he was arrested on December 1, 2023, for carrying a weapon unlawfully for the second time with a previous felony conviction in Travis
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“The shooter had been on a terror watchlist. He was flagged to the FBI before he killed elite Texas cop Jorge Pastore Saturday”
@MaryAnnreports
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Assignment:
Post a pic that sums up how much Austin has been destroyed.
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According to firefighters, there are 4-5 fires at illegal homeless encampments every day. Why does the city ignore ways to prevent a major catastrophe?
Enforce burn bans and camping bans NOW.
Prop B OVERWHELMINGLY passed in 2021!
There should be ZERO illegal encampments in
Brush fire I-35 near Stassney contained at half-acre. Fire originated in an encampment.
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Shut up. U destroyed Austin
@GregCasar
U are a disgrace.
Listen to this working-class immigrant who was victimized twice in one day. She and her family were held at gunpoint and robbed. Later that day, a homeless person threw a boulder at her car's rear window, and the victim
Another day, another Trump crime revealed.
This guy is a twice-impeached, double-indicted disgrace.
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“When a D.A. tries to become the victim instead of listening to the real victims, we have the wrong D.A.”
—- Cleo Petricek
The tale of two press events…
I was surrounded today by courageous survivors of violent crime & the parents of murdered children. They stood united to
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Here is the video clip of the professor telling the protesters that the Austin Police Department is trained by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces)
@DocumentingATX
@UTAustin
@JCHartzell
@ATXPOA
@MBullockATX
I'm out at the protest University of Texas today.
There were two professors speaking to the protesters. These professors told the protesters that the Austin Police department is trained by the IDF.
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Black men imploring black community not to fall for the trap of false victimization. Dexter Reed died because he shot at officers.
@bigricanman
@JoeGamaldi
@JTLonsdale
@SenecaSpeaks21
@lwoodhouse
@choeshow
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So proud of u Jacqui.
@MattMackowiak
& I honored 2 work along w/u & our
#NorthAmericaRecovers
coalition. Enabling drug addiction @ govt sanctioned sites is essentially palliative care. Drug dealers congregate @ drug sites 4 easy sales & hasten addiction.
@RemadnaKXAN
@JenniL_KVUE
My name is Jacqui Berlinn and it’s my face on the ads running in Washington D.C. urging President Biden not to legalize government drug sites. He wouldn’t have wanted cities to enable the addiction of his son, Hunter. He shouldn’t want that for my son, either.
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Police officer PIT maneuver — 10 / 10
Jumping on car like an action hero — 10000 / 10
Camera man understood the assignment — 10 / 10
Gold stars all around. 🌟
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Mashup of 6th Street violence— this happens EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. Why must we wait until the next mass shooting on 6th Street, which will injure & murder countless innocent people before media pays attention & action is done? I promise you this: when the next violent, horrific
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“Everyone is watching us, The Mexicans! I feel proud representing Mexico! Viva Mexico! 🇲🇽
#Canelo
🫶🏼
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My interview with Fox & Friends
I discussed Chas Moore insane comments that murderers shouldn’t go to prison or burglars should clean homes as punishment for their crime.
These extremists/police abolitionists have no business making police policy.
This is not about reform
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Why don’t they say homeless person stabbed firefighter while putting out illegal encampment fire?
This is important in order to assess and address problem areas.
———-
Austin Fire said crews were called into the area to put out a few fires along Interstate 35 near the Riverside
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Dear laid-off CJ reporter at Texas Tribune, you missed an excellent opportunity to tell the story of
@JosePGarza
's failure and INEXPERIENCE as our county's prosecutor. There is a tremendous backlog of felony cases, MOST of which are constantly being rescheduled, consequently
Yesterday, I was laid off by
@TexasTribune
after nearly 9 years.
New leadership got rid of its longest-tenured reporters and said they’ll no longer cover the criminal justice beat.
No one on police, prisons, courts, the death penalty. In Texas.
Here’s some of what we’ll lose:
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That’s a no. You must go.
🙅🏻♀️
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UT President
@JCHartzell
will be given an award for his leadership during this unrest. Tremendous courage and forethought!
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Serious question: Can the family of murdered victims sue the Texas Organizing Project for posting bond on a well-known habitual violent offender? These victims might still be alive if it weren’t for the negligent and unconscionable actions of these far-left radicals. They post
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So, I’ve been in Europe for the last month, & I have yet to see one homeless tent, one brawl, one naked man, or a drugged-out person.
This is not an "America is not as great as we think it is" post. The 🇺🇸 is still the best country on the planet, & Texas, my home state, is still
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This is also where
@GregCasar
scurried off, too scared to answer questions from me, a Latina community member.
See a pattern? They just shoo away when you confront them with real questions about their records and the real harm they have caused to communities. We need the local
I just asked
@JosePGarza
why his office gave a serial rapist probation for sexually assaulting multiple women this April. He refused to comment 🤷♀️
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Lady, you defunded our police department, causing a historic staffing crisis. This means underserved areas go without police for hours, which criminal elements exploit to victimize this community, knowing police aren’t arriving fast enough. We must not go backwards. We tried your
I’m astonished to read in a local blog that most of the City Council may endorse Kirk Watson. I served with several of these Council Members, and I know they don’t support the racial profiling of communities of color, so why would they endorse the person who invited DPS into this
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Pathetic.
“Republican-led” is the only thing
@JosePGarza
can say because he sure as hell can’t talk about his record.
How sexist are you Jose that you conveniently forget to bring up the cofounder is a Mexican American Democrat Woman Cofounder. You are a disgrace and everyone
Big News on HB 17! Thank you
@DavidCookTexas
for your work on this important law!
Text to my speech at press event from earlier—
The time has come for victims to matter again.
It’s time for District Attorney Jose Garza and County Attorney Delia Garza to STOP pretending that
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What a disgrace.
Mini mayor
@RepCasar
, a carpetbagger, brought failed ideas to our once safe & clean city. Came from an über-rich family & exploited an ignorant electorate and gerrymandered district to go up the political ladder. This is why so many people don’t trust
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Your district
@zoforaustin
had 25 fentanyl overdoses today. Did you make a statement about that? Or the 6th street violence happening every weekend? We must fully prosecute drug dealers
@JosePGarza
! You are enabling more deaths by not enforcing the law.
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Even if the 11 lake deaths in the last 20 months are not connected, and there's nothing nefarious, wouldn’t it seem appropriate for the Mayor and council member covering this area,
@CMZoQadri
, to hold a press conference or community meeting to reassure the public about the safety
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When will
@ZoForAustin
do several deep nites ride along with
@Austin_Police
in your district, where fightings, shootings and stabbings are commonplace?
U might get a shooting several feet from where u are standing like I did on my ride along because u know, Austin!
ALL council
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These criminals vandalizing
@TravisCoSheriff
vehicle, hope they are found and prosecuted by District Attorney
@JosePGarza
@KirkPWatson
@RyanAlter
@mkelly007
@ALTERforATX
@paigejellis
@LesliePoolATX
@chitovela3
@VanessaForATX
@joseforatx
@NatashaD1atx
@ZoForAustin
😢
@KirkPWatson
please reject police abolitionists and their dismantle dogma.
We need a fully staffed, supported
@Austin_Police
@ATXPOA
We need to bring back our Traffic Unit DWI Unit, Gang Suppression Unit and need more detectives to investigate those offenders that CM
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I added some signs & flowers to the APD Fallen Officer Memorial, Corner of 15th and Trinity. Praying for our officers and their families.
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Where are Save Our Springs Alliance
@sosalliance
? Homeless individuals do not take priority of other priorities, ALL IMPORTANT
- Environmental issues
- Children having safe accessible parks
- Access to public shared spaces
- Safe walkable sidewalks/bus stops
This is just as
😳😳😳😳
Barton Creek Greenbelt. You have absolutely NO IDEA the conditions in this green space.
It's the worst I have seen yet. Complete insanity.
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The Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center & Homeless Encampments on Ben White/Menchaca Corridor — DISASTER for Austin young children.
The problem with news reports is that you only get a snippet of an incident from a specific area & date. Here, I have gathered them in a video that
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I had a conversation with a decorated hero from
@Austin_Police
last night.
Morale is alarmingly low.
We are far beyond the point of reforming.
@GovAbbott
, we urgently require the state to assume control/oversight.
The City of Austin is unfit to oversee our police department.
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Full enforcement of Prop B (camping ban) is needed now! Enough with the excuses Austin city council.
City parks, lakes, and playgrounds should be safe places for ALL Austinites.
— Designating safe campgrounds away from shared public spaces, with access to restrooms,
🚨 An
@Austin_Police
officer on scene tells me a person was attacked with a machete along Lady Bird Lake.
Police say the suspect is in custody and the victim is in the hospital.
We spoke with a person who saw the victim’s injuries.
Full story tonight at 6pm
@KXAN_News
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Thank you Governor Abbott!
I am a registered Democrat and have never voted red! But the city’s reckless policies and their failure to listen to their constituents definitely has me seeing RED. 🇺🇸
Today I sent a letter to
@MayorAdler
about the growing crisis arising from the Austin Homeless policy.
Feces & used needles are piling up & residents are endangered.
If not fixed by Nov.1, I'll use State authority to protect Texans’ health & safety.
#txlege
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City leaders are a national embarrassment again. The demoralization of our police force has real consequences for our safety. Who would have thunk it? 🤦🏻♀️
@nypost
“Short-staffed Austin police ask robbery victims not to call 911 as crime ravages city”
Council failures:
• Council
Short-staffed Austin police ask robbery victims not to call 911 as crime ravages city
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The city is forcing
@ATXPOA
to either accept Prop A oversight or have no contract which WILL result in more resignations & zero applicants.
The Prop A oversight they are forcing is against Texas law.
I don't say this lightly, but all
@Austin_Police
officers need to resign and
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A Hispanic teen whom my husband and I mentor was assaulted on Saturday morning while dropping off his friend on Montopolis. Earlier that same week, his car's catalytic converter was stolen in East Austin. Both the teen and his father are the breadwinners for their family, his
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Monday morning in Austin for me. Homeless person scaring my son. This is commonplace now.
Me praying for the green light.
The most severe mentally ill & drug addicted on our streets. Our leaders
@MayorAdler
@AustinCityMgr
have failed them. No viable plan for them for last 2 yrs
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Homeless naked man broke into home full of weapons, assault residents. SWAT called. Placed under arrest for burglary. 🎯 Question— how fast will
@JosePGarza
drop the charges, and suspect reoffend. Follow the case to find out!!! Our city is a disaster.
I just arrived in Southwest Austin where a SWAT situation is wrapping up. People already here tell me they saw the suspect leave the home and placed under arrest. APD was called here for reports of someone barricading themselves inside. We should learn more soon.
@cbsaustin
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The protests reached my hometown D-town. And Dallas said the hell u ain’t.
Encampments 🙅🏻♀️
Police at UT Dallas are now shutting down the illegal pro-Hamas encampment.
There’s something very satisfying about watching a big tent that was used by antisemites be squashed like a bug.
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THIS!
@GregCasar
hails from a privileged upbringing (a wealthy doctor family) & seized on an opportunity in Austin amidst prevailing ignorance & disconnected, old-school Dem voters. Embraced the progressive model, introduced radical ideas like open camping and defunding the
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yes, you will see real cowboys in Texas.
🤠 🐴
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Who should decide our election?
New Yorker Billionaire Soros
or
Austinites?
Vote YES for Prop A starting October 18 - Nov 2!
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Yaaassss!!! Share this article far and wide friends!!!!
Austin's Soros-backed DA
faces Dem challenger pledging to 'return power' to crime victims: 'Enough is enough'
Jeremy Sylestine will face off against Travis County DA Jose Garza in a Democratic primary on March 5
A former
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Praying for the officers involved in the shooting and their loved ones. One of our brave officers has lost their life. Our officers go unappreciated by this city. I truly pray this will change quickly. Our officers deserve better.
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Sadly, we are just throwing tax money in the trash at this point. We are not TACKLING the root of the problem. We have an addiction and mental health crisis, NOT a homelessness crisis. If this were a private enterprise with a 20% success rate, the CEO would be fired, and the
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Every social worker I have ever talked to will not respond to an incident or location without an officer responding first and being present. Whoever is saying, "Let’s just have social workers respond to 911 calls," isn’t being realistic or is lying to you, or both. I get that we
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I'm curious about the rap sheet of the homeless person who stabbed a teenager this morning. Any bets that they have multiple cases of Criminal Trespass dismissed by County Attorney
@DeliaGarza
and other serious offenses dismissed by
@JosePGarza
?
I'm a former probation officer, I
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I wonder if this is the Austin drunk driver who hit this woman and police hadn’t showed up for two hours.
Mayor
@KirkPWatson
and Council are to blame for their repeated failure of not placing City and
@ATXPOA
agreed 4 year contract with the most progressive and only legally
I signed a drunk driving crash from this weekend where my clients called 911 5x and a police officer did not show up for 2.5 hours.
We have a full blown staffing crisis in this city and it’s only going to get much worse.
#atxcouncil
#txlege
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I believe that average Americans are horrified by what they are witnessing unfold right now. They know this has nothing to do with hindered freedom of speech, but rather a RADICALIZED far-left contingency that has been left unchecked by Democrats and allowed to proliferate across
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We had 5 separate incidents that left 6 people dead, not in the county, but in just Austin this past weekend.
Where is that press conference?
And another shooting last night on 6th street. Do your job. Prosecute ALL crimes, stop releasing habitual offenders to terrorize our
This morning DA Garza participated in the “We All Belong” Anti-Hate Initiative press conference to launch and support the citywide campaign that makes it easier for our community to identify and report hate crimes and incidents in our community.
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“I survived the Rainey Street ripper”Drugged man who plummeted 25ft off bridge believes 'serial killer' stalking Austin tried to drown him
Reminder: we do not have PARK PATROL or a visible police presence around our lake because of the historic staffing crisis caused by this
Jeff Jones was pushed over the same bridge that Randy Lexvold went over.
Jeff Jones was found in almost the exact same spot. Same MO, Randy and Jeff were both visiting from out of town. They were both having drinks on 6th Street.
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The very best police force
@Austin_Police
Despite facing a challenging staffing crisis & work load, they exhibit unwavering dedication, utmost professionalism, and tirelessly work to solve cases, rescue victims, and put their lives ahead of ours every day.
Thank YOU! 🙏🏼
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I am thankful for
@Austin_Police
and the officers who ran toward the sound of gunfire, used their first aid skills, tourniquets, and chest seals, tried to save Doug Kantor, and transported victims to the hospital in their patrol cars. APD Detectives Pina & Hernandez, with their
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@BetoORourke
I regret giving u my support-pic. Why don't u call Austin council & ask them why they have allowed these unregulated encampments encroach on Hispanic, working class communities who now live in fear, I can connect u to 1000s of Latino families impacted.Statesman agreed they failed
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They were given several warnings by UT prior to their arrest as they did not have permission to be there. Freedom of Speech is not absolute. Protests have been a part of UT campus life forever; one must go the legal route. Period.
HAPPENING NOW: What’s labeled as a “student-run” press conference, students and advocates who were arrested last week at UT Austin are condemning their arrests, as well as the suspension of Palestine Solidarity Committee from campus.
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He's such a phony. This loser looks like he just rolled outta bed. Embarrassing.
I've told him to his face how I feel about him. He's hurt the exact communities he pretends to care about. With a historical 500-police staffing crisis, an inability to staff necessary units to
Stood next to Greg this morning getting coffee and I wanted to share how I felt about his lack of support of APD…
#selfrestraint
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Republican, Democrat or undeclared 🎯 there is nothing more important than voting to remove pro-crime DA Garza by voting in the Dem primary. REMEMBER voting in a primary does not commit you to vote for a particular candidate in the general election. You can vote for either
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The far left are getting eaten up by Black voices & I am loving every sec of it. Calling them out for what they are— self-righteous, performative assholes narcissists. Black people have been fighting for all people since the beginning of this country, ie check the John Lewis
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Why on God’s green earth are we getting such an incompetent manager who was fired from Dallas, AND increasing his salary when we are in budget deficit—the city is facing a $3.5 million deficit.
Dallas Morning News - 4/19/24
@caraathome
u all were correct to oust him.
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