Brianna Hollis, KXAN News

Brianna Hollis

KXAN News

Austin, TX, United States

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Past articles by Brianna:

Safety concerns after residents say people experiencing homelessness start fire off South Congress

Austin Public Health told KXAN it plans to send an outreach team to a South Congress neighborhood in response to concerns from neighbors regarding some people experiencing homeless in the area. → Read More

Ministry, advocacy groups to address homelessness challenges with closing of Salvation Army downtown shelter

A coalition of ministry and advocacy groups will speak on the challenge of re-housing individuals who will soon be displaced as the Salvation Army downtown shelter prepares to close this month. → Read More

Crowd of cars gathered in Sunset Valley before Austin ‘street takeovers’

A YouTube video shows Sunset Valley police officers interacting with a crowd on people and vehicles acting “disorderly” in a shopping center parking lot about an hour before Austin Police reported the first calls about the “street takeovers” over the weekend. → Read More

Why your vote on Austin police oversight measures will matter

Voters will choose “yes” or “no” on two separate measures related to police oversight in May. → Read More

Austin City Council wants to hear from voters in May before agreeing on long-term police contract

Police oversight is once again at the center of a disagreement in the City of Austin. → Read More

Family juggles teen cancer treatment with storm damage displacement

An Austin family has to balance significant storm damage with tending to their teenage daughter with cancer. → Read More

Round Rock, Pflugerville fire departments offer in-house training, certification process

New recruitment efforts by the Round Rock Fire Department and Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 are widening the applicant pool. → Read More

City of Austin considers paid parking on South Congress

Staff with the Austin Transportation Department gave a presentation to the Mobility Committee this week regarding a parking overhaul plan that includes paid parking on South Congress Avenue. → Read More

6th Street shooting victim’s family in town for hearing, addresses downtown safety

The family of Douglas Kantor, the 25-year-old Michigan man killed in the June 2021 mass shooting on Sixth Street, flew in from out of town to attend a hearing for the accused gunman. → Read More

Former DPS sergeant recounts Uvalde massacre

Juan Maldonado, a former DPS sergeant, responded to the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24. → Read More

Pflugerville petition aims to transfer funds from ESD 2 to City with ultimate goal of city-run ambulance service

The argument over tax dollar allocation for emergency services in Pflugerville went before the City Council this week. → Read More

Law enforcement statewide revamps recruitment following 2022 turnover

One of the department’s biggest pushes at the moment is recruiting from out of state. Lieutenant Swann said APD so far has had the most success in New York City. → Read More

ATCEMS: 6% of med calls are life-threatening emergencies. How the agency adapted

“Our industry has changed a lot,” said Division Chief Stephen White. He added that since the pandemic, people have started to call 911 more not just for emergencies like heart attacks, strokes or trauma — but also when they can’t get in to see a doctor. → Read More

APD, bouncers and TABC talk NYE safety preps

The Austin Police Department will patrol with typical weekend staffing numbers for New Year’s Eve, but many officers will have newly graduated cadets with them. → Read More

Beer, wine available at Austin’s NYE celebration, fireworks at midnight instead of 10 p.m.

Some changes are coming to the City of Austin’s official New Year’s Eve celebration at Auditorium Shores this year. → Read More

Family of high school band marching at Rose Parade charters bus after Southwest cancelation

Students in the Vista Ridge Ranger Band have the chance to perform at one of the world’s most famous parades – and their families won’t let a Southwest cancelation keep them from seeing the event in person. → Read More

Smash-and-grab thefts increase during holiday season, police say

Doing some last-minute holiday shopping? Police want to send a reminder about the spike in smash-and-grab robberies seen this time of year. → Read More

‘That’s a life,’ Watch out for roadside crews during holiday travel

More cars on the road full of people heading across the state for holiday plans – means a higher chance for accidents, and a busy weekend for tow truck operators. → Read More

APA-backed petition gets 34k signatures, submitted to city for review

The Voters for Oversight and Police Accountability (VOPA), a group supported by the Austin Police Association (APA), has submitted a petition with 34,000 signatures to the city clerk for review. → Read More

APD: More pedestrians killed in crashes than drivers, passengers in 2022

Cassandra Coffey and Nelson Anderson were pedestrians killed in crashes within one week of each other. → Read More