State Hospital patient disappears for 12 hours after taking employee’s keys

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin State Hospital patient walked out in what’s being called an “unauthorized” departure for about 12 hours on Tuesday.
A spokesperson with the Texas Health & Services Commission says the patient got a staff member’s keys and left the facility — located at 4110 Guadalupe St. in central Austin — at around 2 p.m.
Austin police were called for an “escape from custody” at around 3:33 p.m.
The patient was found and return