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Round Rock repeals youth curfew A law passed by the state legislature last year, House Bill 1819, has forced the city of Round Rock to repeal a local youth curfew. “It takes a tool out of our hands, unfor- tunately,” said Round Rock Police Chief Allan Banks. The background While analysis of the bill by the Youth Health & Safety Select Committee cited the reason for the law change was related to “negative outcomes for youth,” Banks said the curfew also prohibited minors from loitering in public during school hours. “It’s also about daytime curfew,” Banks said. “So this really was affecting those kids who were being truant from school as well.” Banks said RRPD will look for other ways to curb juvenile criminal behavior.
WilCo sexual assault team releases report Roughly half of adult sexual assault cases brought to the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office from Jan. 1, 2022-Sept. 30, 2023 resulted in a conviction, according to a recent report by the Williamson County Sexual Assault Response Team, or SART. The details The Williamson County SART released their first biennial report, sharing findings with the William- son County Commissioners Court on Nov. 21. According to Ryan Bownds, the chief prosecutor of the special victims unit for the Williamson County District Attorney office, many survivors do not trust the justice system to fully support their experienced trauma or restore their rights. The approach The SART is a multiagency group working to
Williamson County Sexual Assault Response Team 2023 Report Not all cases from January 2022-September 2023 were investigated due to logistical processes or victims not wishing to proceed further, per officials.
Sexual assault reports received Sexual assault reports investigated
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
82
56
Round Rock Police Department
92
85
minimize survivor retraumatization while also increasing efficiency in the prosecution process. The team includes members from law enforce- ment, medical personnel, advocacy groups and judicial officials.
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