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KHOU-TV
With the bulk of South by Southwest 2016 starting at the end of the week, Austin, city leaders outlined their traffic and security plans during the festival and other spring events in Austin City Hall. Austin police talked about safety measures that will be put in place to prevent a repeat of the 2014 crash when a drunk driver crashed into a crowd, killing four people and injuring 20 others.
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Breitbart
The Harris County Sheriff's Office was accused of delaying a call for medical assistance for a local man who had passed out by the Houston area Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) in a press release and news conference. A press release by the sheriff's office shot down CAIR's allegation with a factual timeline of the incident.
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KXAN-TV
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is posting more than just "lost dog" signs for a police dog that went missing on Wednesday. Police say K-9 Chico was last seen near Elmo Street in Florence, sometime before 10 a.m. Chico, a Dutch Shepherd, broke out of his kennel during the severe thunderstorms and hasn't been seen since. He should be wearing a brown leather collar and a silver-colored pinch collar.
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The Associated Press via Magnolia Potpourri
Authorities say two people have died in a Houston-area house fire that also left two responding law enforcement officers hurt.
Officials are trying to determine what started the fire before dawn Friday at a house in north Harris County. Emergency responders located two bodies in the home. Ponderosa Fire Department Chief Fred Windisch says two sheriff's deputies were being treated for smoke inhalation.
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Breitbart
One of the most active police tactical teams in this border region recently finished upgrading their equipment with new body armor, helmets, night vision gear and weapons. The gear comes from more than $90,000 in grant money that the Department of Homeland Security provided to a regional SWAT team that has been behind multiple high-risk operations including the capture of various Gulf Cartel members and leaders in Texas.
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Former sheriffs, including a former SAT president, help TAC Risk Management Pool members reduce their law enforcement operations liabilities. See consultant territories online. MORE
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By Denise A. Valenti
 Leprechauns, parades, wearing green and Irish boiled dinners are part of the traditions associated with St. Patrick's Day. Another major part of the holiday celebration is the consumption of beer, which can have serious consequences. St. Patrick's Day is considered one of the deadliest when it comes to alcohol-related fatalities and driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is undertaking an awareness campaign to prevent future fatalities.
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The Shorthorn
Only 9.2 percent of sexual assault survivors report their experience to police. New procedures outlined by the University of Texas System Campus Police plan to raise that percentage by building trust between police and survivors. UT System Campus Police and researchers from UT-Austin collaborated on a set of new, victim-centered guidelines for investigating reports of sexual assault. "The Blueprint for Campus Police: Responding to Sexual Assault" is a 170-page document providing guidance and training for officers handling assault cases.
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WABC-TV
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sheriff Joe Hanna handed over his badge and his title last Friday to a very special little boy. Kaleb Holder, 8, loves people and the law. And even though he's living with a rare disease, he's also living the dream.
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By Yvette Craig
 The showdown between the FBI and Apple has become a dizzying kaleidoscope of issues reaching from the campaign trail to office cubicles around the country. The dispute could affect privacy, security and safety in the United States. And law enforcement officials, whose duty is to protect public safety, are wondering what implications this will have on future criminal cases. Law enforcement professor Christopher L. McFarlin says the answer isn't so simple.
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PoliceOne.com
One of the most important tasks that a good leader can devote time and energy to is the development of a succession plan. Succession plans are relatively new in the law enforcement environment, but have been successfully used in other fields for decades.
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