AUSTIN MAN faces ICE detainer — federal agents stepping in after 15 years of stalled prosecution. Jose Angel Candeals Floriano was charged in 2010 with aggravated assault w/ deadly weapon. • Indicted in 2011, but never tried • Case sat unresolved for over a decade • July

When cities normalize homelessness, they normalize rape, drug overdose, and violent death. • Only 4% of homeless cite housing costs as their primary cause. Most report addiction, mental illness, or prison time. • 29% of homeless deaths are drug overdoses — 488% rise in

AUSTIN MAN Joshua Allen went from unprosecuted trespass and credit card fraud charges to choking people. Nov ’23: • Evading police in a car — indicted, then sent to diversion • Credit card fraud — DA declined • Trespass — still pending 2 years later Apr ’25: Caught with a

Just 7.9% of Austin's population is black but black individuals make up 33% of murder victims and 50% of murder suspects. "Over 25% of the population of our jail is black. But it doesn’t have to be this way. I believe that we have the power to fix this.” — DA José Garza, shortly

Great to see Austin media step up in Austin Justice’s replies.

Baltimore (deep blue city) shows what happens when prosecutors get serious. State’s Attorney Ivan Bates (D) ended the “do-not-prosecute” era & built a Gun Violence Enforcement unit. Since 2023: • 2K convictions of repeat gun offenders, each w/ 5-yr no-parole sentences •

AUSTIN JUVENILES, 12 and 13 years old, shot and ran over Anthony Salas in May while he was protecting his family. Anthony was 20, had just graduated, loved gaming, and was devoted child to his mom. Just 4 months earlier, his father was murdered — stabbed and burned in a fire

Nabil Brent Remadna KXAN Imprisonment requires conviction. The broken link in our criminal justice system right now are rogue DAs who refuse to prosecute. The narrative shift is certainly helping, thanks to people like Austin Justice, but until we have a real DA in Austin, expect more of the same.

Austin Justice Spotted another Austin Justice Billboard “Who’s protecting you?” on Burnet and Houston

The_Elduderino Austin Justice Made me smile when I saw this last night.

AUSTIN WOMAN busted for stealing for the eighth time. Maria Rios: 18 charges, 6 felonies all reduced, minimal jail time. • Meth possession (felony → misdemeanor) • Manufacturing cocaine & meth (felonies → 64 days each) • More meth possession (felony → 6 months) • DWI