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Perry had been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Garrett Foster during an altercation at a protest in 2020.
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The city opened the job Wednesday and will keep it open through June 10.
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Following eight days of testimony, the jury deliberated for around four hours and found former Williamson County Sheriff's deputies James Johnson and Zachary Camden not guilty of manslaughter.
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The Democratic primary race between Garza and Sylestine got messy ahead of Election Day.
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Paxton, a Republican who has worked for years to block gender-affirming care for minors, has begun targeting out-of-state clinics and organizations that work with transgender youth.
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The Texas Newsroom received hundreds of pages of documents that pull back the curtain on last year's historic impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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A law Texas passed after a gunman killed 21 people in Uvalde mandates the training. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Austin ISD to host the classes, with the goal of preparing about 800 law enforcement officers by next year.
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The groups pointed to police officers' use of "less lethal" ammunition during the 2020 racial justice protests.
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James Johnson and Zachary Camden, two former Williamson County sheriff's deputies, were charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Javier Ambler. Ambler died in deputies' custody in March 2019.
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Incumbent José Garza will have to fend off Jeremy Sylestine if he wants another shot at office. The March 5 primary election will decide who will face Republican Daniel W. Betts in November.
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The state of Texas squared off against the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of immigrant rights groups in federal court on Thursday over whether a new state border enforcement bill is constitutional.
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Scores of Austin police officers earned six figures in overtime last year. Is that sustainable?