Community
Westside Health Authority getting $300,000 grant
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford helped secure the funding, which will be used to provide crisis intervention to North Austin residents with critical health needs.
News
Plenty of debate, few solutions at town hall
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Community comes together to discuss plans to move forward in 2015
Community
West Side elected officials react to Ferguson
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford and U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis say relations between African-American communities and the police must improve, and there needs to be a true commitment to community policing.
News
Ride-share company recruits on West Side
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Uber held a job fair Monday in Austin to attract new drivers.
News
Some push for West Side to be represented on new governor’s team
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford calls for Gov.-elect Rauner to included.
News
State lawmaker avoids jail time
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Rep. La Shawn Ford received probation after federal prosecutors dropped felony charges.
News
Rep. La Shawn Ford reflects on the last few years
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The West Side legislator talked with our partners at the Austin Weekly News after reaching a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
News
Federal case ends for state Rep. La Shawn Ford
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The Austin lawmaker pleaded guilty Monday to one misdemeanor count, while prosecutors dropped 17 felony charges.
News
Rep. La Shawn Ford says he was targeted by prosecutors
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In a recent court filing reported by the Chicago Tribune, the Austin lawmaker asks for the case to be dismissed.
Opinion
Activist urges politicians to choose Blake Seryce
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Jim Allen wants the Austin resident and lawyer to replace state Rep. Derrick Smith, who was convicted Tuesday of bribery and will lose his seat in the Illinois House.