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Austin Police Department (APD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Austin, Texas. As of fiscal year 2022, the agency had an annual budget of $443.1 million [5] and employed around 2,484 personnel, including approximately 1,809 officers. [6] The department also employs 24 K-9 police dogs and 16 horses. [6]
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis speaks at a news conference at police headquarters about an officer-involved shooting in the 1700 block of West Anderson Lane Wednesday September 11, 2024.
The headquarters of DPS are in Austin. For a period prior to 1989, the headquarters of the Austin Independent School District were adjacent to the DPS headquarters. In 1989, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill allowing DPS to acquire the former Austin ISD headquarters. [16]
The statewide headquarters of the Texas Rangers is located in Austin at the Texas DPS headquarters. As of 1 October 2014, the Chief of the Texas Rangers is Assistant Director of DPS Randall Prince. The District Companies' headquarters are distributed in six geographical locations: [74] Houston is the headquarters for Company A
The Austin Police Department is still struggling with sworn officer staffing shortages but has made progress on filling vacancies in 911 call taker positions, city staff told the Austin City ...
The City of Austin and the Austin Police Association formally signed a five-year contract for the Austin Police Department.
There are over 150 federal law enforcement offices in Texas. including those for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Customs and Border Protection; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; United States Secret Service; Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and U.S. Marshals. [2]
Just a few weeks into his new job, Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax has outlined his top priorities and started the process of hiring a permanent police chief.