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Some families complain about state’s crime victim compensation fund

By Irene Jagla | September 23, 2020

After her teenage son was shot to death in Austin, Sharita Galloway embarked on a complicated claim submission process that took two years to resolve. She and others hope other families have an easier, less traumatic time getting help from the attorney general’s office, which operates the fund.

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Survivors support group starts April 1

By AustinTalks | March 29, 2019

The meetings will be held every other Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the 25th Police District office, 5555 W. Grand Ave.

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Austin families of gun violence victims march through neighborhood for peace, justice

By Xueer Zhang | August 29, 2017

West Side community leaders, elected officials and relatives who’ve lost loved ones rallied at the Green Line Central station Saturday before marching to Laramie and Jackson, where two men were killed earlier this month on the steps of Friendship Baptist Church.

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