{"id":15090,"date":"2023-10-03T18:11:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/city-leaders-look-at-ways-to-prevent-downtown-austin-druggings-kvue\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T18:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:11:11","slug":"city-leaders-look-at-ways-to-prevent-downtown-austin-druggings-kvue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/city-leaders-look-at-ways-to-prevent-downtown-austin-druggings-kvue\/","title":{"rendered":"City leaders look at ways to prevent Downtown Austin druggings | KVUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OuBfSKuXCn8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>City leaders are considering a program that could help detect if a drink was spiked.<\/p>\n<p>STORY: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/politics\/roofie-test-strips-austin-texas-bars\/269-8d69ba96-68bf-4c27-85ad-1df5210b3195<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/kvuetv?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re joining us on the official YouTube channel for KVUE News in Austin, Texas. Here you will find livestreams, full interviews, KVUE Defenders specials and news videos from our award-winning team of journalists working across our newscasts \u2013 Daybreak, Midday and KVUE News at 5, 6 and 10. <\/p>\n<p>* Sign up for the KVUE newsletter: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/email<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KVUEinsider\/<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/KVUE<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kvuenews <\/p>\n<p>For news tips and contact info please visit: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/contact-us<\/p>\n<h3>More info on City leaders look at ways to prevent Downtown Austin druggings | KVUE<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=City+leaders+look+at+ways+to+prevent+Downtown+Austin+druggings+%7C+KVUE&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">City leaders look at ways to prevent Downtown Austin druggings | KVUE - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66490cade2eb4d07b46b4ceca376224e&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F05%2F16%2Ffentanyl-austin-deaths-overdose-crisis-travis-county-rates-texas%2F73106045007%2F&amp;c=9385631858448447575&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTravis County has the highest rate of fentanyl deaths in Texas. 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