{"id":180319,"date":"2026-02-25T23:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/180319\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T23:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:32:10","slug":"see-ice-protests-yogurt-shop-hearing-the-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/180319\/","title":{"rendered":"See ICE protests, Yogurt Shop hearing, the Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

February in Austin brought powerful moments in courtrooms, classrooms and arenas, capturing the tension, emotion and energy shaping Central Texas. From new developments in the decades-old Yogurt Shop murder case,<\/a> where supporters and family members gathered for an exoneration hearing at the Travis County Courthouse, to high school students walking out <\/a>to protest federal immigration enforcement and ICE activity, the month reflected deeply personal and political debates playing out across the city. Community members also packed an Austin Police Department town hall <\/a>focused on cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, underscoring ongoing questions about public safety, immigration policy and local accountability.<\/p>\n

Beyond the headlines, February showcased moments of achievement and competition. Swimmers from across Texas competed in the UIL Class 5A State<\/a> Swimming and Diving Championships at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, chasing state titles and personal bests. The San Antonio Spurs<\/a> also returned to the court at Moody Center, drawing basketball fans downtown for another chapter of NBA action in Austin. Together, these images tell the story of a month defined by justice, activism, civic engagement and championship ambition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"February in Austin brought powerful moments in courtrooms, classrooms and arenas, capturing the tension, emotion and energy shaping…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-180319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}