Daytime curfew for minors eliminated, as 27-year nighttime curfew continues
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council voted to extend a 27-year-old curfew for juveniles until October 1. The move eliminates the current daytime curfew for minors when school is in session.
As for the nightly curfew from 11 p.m. until 6 in the morning, juveniles will now get two warnings before receiving a citation. State law requires city leaders to decide whether to readopt the curfew every three years.
KXAN met with some of the dozens of people who came out to speak against the ordinance
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