Austin, TX
Austin first responders provide insight, safety tips at community meeting
Austin first responders provide safety tips
The Austin Police Department and Austin-Travis County EMS met with community members to provide insight on the departments’ policing, staffing levels, and to provide safety tips.
AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin Police Department and Austin-Travis County EMS met with community members to provide insight on the departments’ policing, staffing levels, and to provide safety tips.
“We do a community connect event every quarter, so we get to come together with all of our community members and invite them out. We just get to hear from the community and ask them ‘hey, what questions do you guys have?’”says Austin Police Department Lt. Christopher Casto.
A full PowerPoint presentation at the Austin Recreation Center, allowed dozens of residents an opportunity to review policing, safety, tips and resources available in Central West Austin and around The University of Texas.
“Today, we are actually talking about heat safety and water safety and some of the specifics that we have done lately around the 360-boat ramp area,” says Lt. Christopher Casto.
Tips to prevent heat-related illnesses
Summer officially begins this Thursday, but the heat has already been lingering for a while. Dr. Pradeep Kumar, with Austin Gastroenterology, joins us to discuss how to stay cool in hot weather and avoid heat-related illnesses.
According to the police department, the decision was made to have additional parking enforcement near the 360-boat ramp due to congestion. Austin Travis County EMS displayed the steps to take when overheating. The Lake Patrol Unit went over the guidelines for being on the water.
Residents chimed in on recent issues they were facing in their communities.
“Folks were complaining about the speeding and the reckless driving on motorcycles up and down 2222. We put out a speed trailer that actually collected data so that we can find out where and how bad the problem actually is,” says Lt. Christopher Casto.
MORE STORIES:
Those in attendance also addressed the increase in property crime. Records from APD show an 11% hike in property crime for the month of June, compared to the same time last year.
“We don’t see everything, we can’t see everything. We have lower staffing numbers right now, and we cannot see all the different crimes that are happening,” says Lt. Christopher Casto.
APD says there are nearly 500 vacancies in the police department. The quarterly meeting allows the department to learn more about the community’s needs.
“I can actually get some of our folks on board to go and investigate some of those things in those areas, to kind of help quell some of those community concerns,” says Lt. Christopher Casto
As a result of the shortage, the department says to only contact 911 for crimes in action and 3-1-1 if the crime is not in action.
HOUSTON, Texas — The NHL is looking to start the expansion process in Texas, with Austin and Houston as potential targets, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
The expansion news is being discussed at the NHL’s board of governors meeting, which is being held on Tuesday in New York.
The NHL went from 30 to 32 clubs when it added the Vegas Golden Knights (began play in 2017-18) and Seattle Kraken (debuted in 2021-22). The expansion fee for Vegas was $500 million and for Seattle was $650 million.
Earlier this month at the Stanley Cup Final, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman reiterated that the league has fielded calls from across North America from prospective cities and owners who are interested in bringing in an NHL franchise.
SEE HERE: It’s official: Aeros hockey team leaving Houston at end of season
Bettman has previously told the board of governors that any potential expansion team would likely come with at least a $2 billion fee for it to make sense.
The league has seen record revenues this season — projected to be between $7.5 billion and $8 billion. The NHL salary cap is set at $104 million for the 2026-27 season, a $8.5 million increase from this past season.
Copyright © 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.
Austin, TX
Adobro’s Filipino-Fiesta-meets-Texas-Dancehall “Right Here, Right Now” Album Release Party
AUSTIN, Texas – Barton Springs Pool will reopen to visitors this week.
What they’re saying:
The City of Austin said the pool will reopen on Tuesday, June 23, for the early morning regularly scheduled “swim at your own risk.”
The pool had closed on June 15 due to severe weather.
City staff removed large tree branches, aluminum cans, fishing hooks, and other debris from the water.
The team also cleaned off decks and reinstalled the diving board in preparation for the pool’s reopening.
The Source: Information from the City of Austin
-
News9 minutes agoODNI under Pulte fires 6 staff, sends 45 back to home agencies
-
Los Angeles, Ca2 hours agoAir quality concerns remain as the Boyle Heights warehouse fire continues to burn
-
Detroit, MI2 hours agoWenceel Pérez returns home, but when will he return to Detroit Tigers?
-
San Francisco, CA2 hours agoSan Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder to return following mental health leave
-
Dallas, TX2 hours ago
Impact: How Jeffery Simmons’ extension could affect Quinnen Williams
-
Miami, FL2 hours ago
Jaylen Brown bidding war? Haslem drove this? All the fallout from Antetokounmpo trade to Miami
-
Boston, MA2 hours agoYour next Uber ride in Boston could be a taxi
-
Denver, CO2 hours agoNuggets 2026 NBA mock draft tracker 2.0: What national experts predict Denver will do
