Brianna Hollis

5 days ago | kxan.com | Brianna Hollis

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The 167th District Courtroom at the Travis County Courthouse saw two guilty pleas Friday related to deadly fentanyl cases. In the case of 67-year-old Curtis Habbit, prosecutors and defense attorneys reached a plea deal for 10 years of probation with conditions. Habbit was arrested last year in connection with a 2023 case where police believe he sold suspected fentanyl pills to a woman, who was later found dead in her southeast Austin apartment.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Brianna Hollis

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 167th District Courtroom at the Travis County Courthouse saw two guilty pleas Friday related to deadly fentanyl cases. In the case of 67-year-old Curtis Habbit, prosecutors and defense attorneys reached a plea deal for 10 years of probation with conditions. Habbit was arrested last year in connection with a 2023 case where police believe he sold suspected fentanyl pills to a woman, who was later found dead in her southeast Austin apartment.

6 days ago | kxan.com | Brianna Hollis

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A procession and funeral is set to take place Friday for Israel Garcia, an Austin Police Department detective who APD said died in an off-duty motorcycle crash over the weekend. "People loved him. The community loved him. He was kind. The officers loved him," said Chief Lisa Davis. "He was the officer that I would certainly want everyone to be. An officer who loved to talk. Loved to be in the community. He had a wonderful family. He will be greatly missed.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Brianna Hollis

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A procession and funeral is set to take place Friday for Israel Garcia, an Austin Police Department detective who APD said died in an off-duty motorcycle crash over the weekend. “People loved him. The community loved him. He was kind. The officers loved him,” said Chief Lisa Davis. “He was the officer that I would certainly want everyone to be. An officer who loved to talk. Loved to be in the community. He had a wonderful family. He will be greatly missed.

1 week ago | kxan.com | Brianna Hollis

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The City of Austin has replaced the temporary fencing on Sixth Street with a different temporary structure: 42-inch water-filled barriers. The structures are meant to separate car traffic from foot traffic, as the street is now open to cars full-time, as opposed to closing down on Thursday-Sunday nights. The change came in January as a means to prevent late-night crowds that often grow unruly and sometimes violent, Police Chief Lisa Davis said when she announced the plan.