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35 minutes ago, Ten Bears said:

Hey neighbor. We live 2 miles apart.

Well, we are off to a good start in the Meadows this week…..nobody got shot overnight.

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16 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Never mind Austin, WTF is wrong with my quiet Brushy Creek neighborhood by Round Rock?

Double murder by a juvenile early this morning just one block from our house:

http://www.kxan.com/news/local/round-rock/two-found-dead-in-home-outside-of-round-rock-juvenile-in-custody/

We were wondering what the Wilco sheriff’s department alert that blared loudly from all our phones at 4:30am this morning was all about.

Saw the cove blocked off with the crime scene tape and the Austin TV station cameras across the street when we happened to drive by there to & from dinner in Round Rock this afternoon. Just now read online what occurred. We don’t know anyone in that part of the neighborhood.

16 hours ago, crash_davis said:

Family drama. Not some dipshit just randomly shooting people. This shit happens many many times every day in this country. I'm not arguing with you. Just pointing out what a fucked up country we live in.

Y'all hear about the grandfather & grandson shooting & killing each other in Circle C on the 23rd? Not a very merry Christmas for that family.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/southwest-austin-shooting-grandfather-grandson/269-224ae018-cae6-4b6b-8565-f41f382ec23d

12 hours ago, KaiserSoze said:

The trail is fine and ChickenSandwich is clearly full of shit, afraid of his own shadow, and clearly never uses it.

I'm on it multiple times per week sometime 5:30-7:00a.m. and other times after work well past the 5:30p.m. timeframe he cites as being so unsafe.

We had this same conversation on this thread 6-9 months ago. When asked for receipts he had none for this supposed "after 5:30" Thunderdome version of the trail he rants about.

It's super fucking laughable.

Was about to post something similar. I'm out riding 2 nights a week from 7pm on and there is no shortage of women running the trail.

1 minute ago, Mittens said:

Was about to post something similar. I'm out riding 2 nights a week from 7pm on and there is no shortage of women running the trail.

sounds like something the rainey street ripper would say.

16 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Well, we are off to a good start in the Meadows this week…..nobody got shot overnight.

All clear on Liberty Walk except my liver got shot.

Treated and released though!

19 minutes ago, Mittens said:

Was about to post something similar. I'm out riding 2 nights a week from 7pm on and there is no shortage of women running the trail.

Shades of the same type of stories - from the same outlets/Youtube accounts - about “EUROPE OVERRUN! NO-GO ZONES EVERYWHERE!”…stories I read as I walked around many of the cities they warned about.

On 1/3/2026 at 7:39 PM, Valmy77 said:

No homeless people in our part of downtown. Not really any people really. The government just takes up that space and there is nothing, barely any restaurants to eat lunch in. I have been commuting down there since 2004 and cannot really recall seeing any homeless people shoot up.

Now when I go to say 6th and I-35 it's different.

I was south of the capitol grounds, and would frequent the RR district for lunch. Saw many a homeless person between 11th and 6th (thanks in part to the homeless shelter) and their shenanigans. Lady pooping on the sidewalk in broad daylight (just north of 11th and RR). Shooting up in the alley next to Elysium / Sip Haus. Many of the RFL crew hanging out on Congress running around talking to themselves. I admit, the few times I was north of the capitol, it was much quieter, but south was definitely ripe with homeless and drug addicts.

12 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

I was south of the capitol grounds, and would frequent the RR district for lunch. Saw many a homeless person between 11th and 6th (thanks in part to the homeless shelter) and their shenanigans. Lady pooping on the sidewalk in broad daylight (just north of 11th and RR). Shooting up in the alley next to Elysium / Sip Haus. Many of the RFL crew hanging out on Congress running around talking to themselves. I admit, the few times I was north of the capitol, it was much quieter, but south was definitely ripe with homeless and drug addicts.

That was all I was saying.

For the most part they aren't harming anybody. Except the pooping lady. We haven't made being poor illegal yet in the United States.

Fuck these useless bike lanes in the goat ass. They took a lane on cameron and on the street i drive to get to it. Since we lost the right turn lane traffic gets 15 cars deep at the light if someone is waiting to go left.

So fucking stupid. Oh and if theres a bus just pull over and suck on your tailpipe for the sweet release of death.

35 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Fuck these useless bike lanes in the goat ass. They took a lane on cameron and on the street i drive to get to it. Since we lost the right turn lane traffic gets 15 cars deep at the light if someone is waiting to go left.

So fucking stupid. Oh and if theres a bus just pull over and suck on your tailpipe for the sweet release of death.

At least thousands of bicycle commuters are now safely using it. Right?

10 minutes ago, Samson's Wig said:

At least thousands of bicycle commuters are now safely using it. Right?

If I'm bored on a Sunday afternoon and the weather is perfect Ill drive around and not see one fucking person on a bike.

18 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

If I'm bored on a Sunday afternoon and the weather is perfect Ill drive around and not see one fucking person on a bike.

Trust the process, MIA.

49 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

If I'm bored on a Sunday afternoon and the weather is perfect Ill drive around and not see one fucking person on a bike.

But do you see any couples fvcking on a bike?!

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I spent the 2 week holiday break "hiking" the Greenbelt and the few "hikes" around the area, enjoying downtown restaurants and bars, taking morning walks around the 3 mile loop of the LBL trail, and playing the awesome local Muni golf courses.

The leadership of this city of a bunch of dipshits. There are many valid complaints about this city. All of the shit combined cannot ruin the awesomeness of this city.

I say it often, if it weren't for Austin, I would've moved out of Texas a decade ago. It's the only redeeming thing about living in Texas. Not redeeming enough to retire here, but good enough to keep me around another 3 years until we can retire and move tf out of Texas.

Good trend line on per capita rate. One of the safest cities in the country.

Not to mention that "AuSTiN iS ruINeD!?!" people ignore that Austin today has a lower per capita murder rate, than it was from 1980 - 1996/1997. I believe the 70s were worse, too.

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What happened in 2021? Covid-induced rage?

4 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

What happened in 2021? Covid-induced rage?

The murderers had been in lock down and had a backlog on their "to kill" list.

4 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

What happened in 2021? Covid-induced rage?

It was nation-wide. And I've still not seen any hypothesis as to WHY that has been shown to have any real legs.

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1 minute ago, MissingInAction said:

Theres a few people who wouldnt have made it through covid had they been trapped with me.

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4 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

What happened in 2021? Covid-induced rage?

Was a nationwide trend

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The United States homicide rate continues to soar in 2021...

'Shock to the system' from COVID, George Floyd protests, rising gun crime, poverty and racism are seen as root causes.

Its also pretty astounding that the 2023 murder rate in Houston was higher than anything in the past 45 years in Austin.

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Houston, TX Crime Rate and Statistics [2026 Updated]

According to statistics from the FBI and Security.org, Houston, Texas, remains the fourth most dangerous city in the United States when it comes to violent crimes.
2 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Was a nationwide trend

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The United States homicide rate continues to soar in 2021...

'Shock to the system' from COVID, George Floyd protests, rising gun crime, poverty and racism are seen as root causes.

Its also pretty astounding that the 2023 murder rate in Houston was higher than anything in the past 45 years in Austin.

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Houston, TX Crime Rate and Statistics [2026 Updated]

According to statistics from the FBI and Security.org, Houston, Texas, remains the fourth most dangerous city in the United States when it comes to violent crimes.

Houston is way bigger, way poorer in areas and way more desperate and hopelessness in some areas and way more criminal and poor, so why is that astounding to you?

I would love to see that same graph with Town Lake Drowning Victims annually, and the per capita overlay.

The recent crime arguments regarding Austin have been ridiculous. The only people buying it are people who don't live here. There are plenty of justifiable beefs with city management, most notably in the transportation/roadways area, but crime isn't that big of a deal here. It's evident to anyone who lives in Austin and has lived in any other sizable city. The only caveat I would add is the large number of illegal driving incidents we deal with, thanks to a lack of police presence on the roads. But that's not the crime the jaggoffs pushing the narrative are talking about.

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4 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

Houston is way bigger, way poorer in areas and way more desperate and hopelessness in some areas and way more criminal and poor, so why is that astounding to you?

Thanks, man...

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Per Instagram, new Buzbee presser tomorrow about the west campus girl who fell from 17 stories

Uh, the murder rate spike in 2021 is easily explained: mandatory covid vaccines.

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2 minutes ago, Deej said:

WTF? Why are dipshits like this dude not in jail? What the fuck does it take?

According to court records, Vences has previously faced 33 criminal cases in Travis County, nine felony cases and 24 misdemeanor cases, since 2005. APD said Vences was arrested Sunday by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force on an unrelated felony warrant. Police said he has multiple prior convictions, including assault of a family member and multiple drug possession convictions.

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Well...

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2 hours ago, chainsaw said:

Per Instagram, new Buzbee presser tomorrow about the west campus girl who fell from 17 stories

aggy gonna aggy. The story will be "while we did not find any evidence that it was a homicide, what we found was incompetence/a vast burnt orange media conspiracy blah blah blah."

Buzbee is what happens when a fart gets fitted for a suit.

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aggy gonna aggy. The story will be "while we did not find any evidence that it was a homicide, what we found was incompetence/a vast burnt orange media conspiracy blah blah blah."

Buzbee is what happens when a fart gets fitted for a suit.

I'll try to remember to watch, if I'm not stuck in a meeting

2 hours ago, crash_davis said:

WTF? Why are dipshits like this dude not in jail? What the fuck does it take?

Come on man, you know the answer: It takes killing a cop

What are the odds he's looking at the death penalty for this one? Does Garza have the balls to go for it?

And before you clowns come dick riding the anti-police agenda, this dude was a Caldwell County Constable, and seems about the exact opposite of the APD officers. From what I read on the news, he had to kick some rowdy drunk assholes out of the club, and the dude went to his car, grabbed his handgun, and shot the officer in cold blood and fled the scene. If that fucktard doesn't deserve a short drop or firing squad, I don't know who does.

16 hours ago, crash_davis said:

WTF? Why are dipshits like this dude not in jail? What the fuck does it take?

According to court records, Vences has previously faced 33 criminal cases in Travis County, nine felony cases and 24 misdemeanor cases, since 2005. APD said Vences was arrested Sunday by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force on an unrelated felony warrant. Police said he has multiple prior convictions, including assault of a family member and multiple drug possession convictions.

Simply putting criminals in jail is one of those “fix things” buttons and there is a huge and fairly well-funded machine dedicated to not doing that. They will look at you with a straight face and tell you “communities” are harmed by putting life long criminals in prison until they are too old to be a problem. They don’t say “town” “city” or even “precinct” because those terms are precise and must include the people whose cars and homes he burgled, but “community” is vague and can exclude the people he preys and include whoever might want him around.

The truth is that you could raise three strikes to five or eight strikes and achieve a similar result and drop in crime; a tiny subset of people commit an overwhelming amount of all property and violent crimes but there will never be a satisfactory point where the activists will say “he’s no-good and should live in jail.” Its always gonna be “society’s” fault and thus society’s punishment is to be preyed on.

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Nicole getting lazy and tired of dragging bodies down to the lake?

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1 dead at Rainey Street-area hotel; police investigating

One person is dead after an incident in a hotel room in the Rainey Street area.
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2 minutes ago, Deej said:

Nicole getting lazy and tired of dragging bodies down to the lake?

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1 dead at Rainey Street-area hotel; police investigating

One person is dead after an incident in a hotel room in the Rainey Street area.

Someone caught someone else cheating? Drug deal gone bad? Someone tried to change the channel during an NFL game?

On 1/3/2026 at 10:09 PM, Valmy77 said:

It seems weird to be lectured about how I don't get a place I have gone to several times a week for 20 years.

Nobody goes downtown anymore. Too crowded.

17 hours ago, crash_davis said:

WTF? Why are dipshits like this dude not in jail? What the fuck does it take?

According to court records, Vences has previously faced 33 criminal cases in Travis County, nine felony cases and 24 misdemeanor cases, since 2005. APD said Vences was arrested Sunday by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force on an unrelated felony warrant. Police said he has multiple prior convictions, including assault of a family member and multiple drug possession convictions.

I grew up next door to a guy sort of like this The place was what is now called a trap house. In addition to fencing stolen goods and selling drugs, they also bred chows for guard duty and dogfighting. Good times!

Anyway, he had a rap sheet as long as your arm, and it turned out it was because he was an informant. On more than one occasion the Dallas police dragged him out of the house and kicked his ass on the sidewalk when he wasn’t coming through with the goods.

Short of not talking, going straight, or killing a cop he wasn’t going to prison.

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Maybe someone had a bunch of starfuckers on Rainey and thought a deer was in their hotel room?

13 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Someone caught someone else cheating? Drug deal gone bad? Someone tried to change the channel during an NFL game?

21 hours ago, texasdago said:

Good trend line on per capita rate. One of the safest cities in the country.

On pace for 219 this year, so that graph is going to need some work...

40 minutes ago, Mittens said:

On pace for 219 this year, so that graph is going to need some work...

Shootings near/north of 183? I don't believe it.

20 hours ago, chainsaw said:

I'll try to remember to watch, if I'm not stuck in a meeting

welp had to miss it

6 hours ago, PvilleStang said:

Does Garza have the balls to go for it?

Without a doubt.

Welcome to Earth. How was the trip from Mars?

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