Two former Austin Police Chiefs testified on Tuesday in the sentencing of Officer Christopher Taylor. Taylor was convicted of deadly conduct last month in the 2019 shooting death of Mauris DeSilva.

Former Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, recently sentenced to prison for deadly conduct in a 2019 fatal shooting, is seeking a new trial. In a motion filed last Thursday, Taylor's ...

The efforts come amid conversations about how and when police should respond to mental health calls – to make them safer for citizens and police.

A Travis County judge is deciding the punishment for Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, who was convicted of deadly conduct. In October, a jury found Taylor guilty of deadly conduct for the ...

After a three week delay from the state's argument, Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor will be in court on Monday as the defense gives their argument in Taylor's sentencing hearing.

An item on the first City Council agenda of 2025 aims to collect, and later analyze, data on mental health calls. The measure asks the City Manager’s Office to gather information and present ...

"I believe the Austin Police Department must stop ... Bullock had a message after now former police officer Christopher Taylor was sentenced to two years in prison for the 2019 death of Mauris ...

The fourth day of sentencing in the trial of convicted officer Christopher Taylor featured testimony from two former Austin Police Department chiefs who were called to the stand by the defense.