[8] Freeman appealed the firing, reaching a settlement in December 2016 that awarded him $35,000 and allowed him to work for other police departments.

[9] In April 2016, Acevedo was officially reprimanded and punished by the Austin City Manager for his misconduct following the shooting with the potential to lose his job.

[10] During his time in Austin, Acevedo appeared on The Alex Jones Show to discuss policing on multiple occasions.

[11] On January 19, 2024, news broke that Art Acevedo would be returning to Austin to act as "interim city manager over APD",[12] with a salary of US$271,000 / year.

[13] The following day, Travis County DA Jose Garza and others raised strong objections to hiring Acevedo for the newly created city position.

"[23] The veteran HPD officer, Gerald Goines, who led the raid based on false information, was initially praised by Acevedo for his courage despite a decades-long history of allegations of misconduct.

[24] In June 2020, Nicholas’ brother, John, penned a Houston Chronicle editorial titled, “What about Harding Street raid?

Acevedo, Turner give soundbites on police brutality but stay silent about my sister’s death.”[25] John Nicholas and Tuttle family sued the City of Houston the following year.

[26] Acevedo received national attention for his public statements in support of meaningful reform in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, paired with significant criticisms for a lack of action locally to reduce police violence and increase transparency.

[32] Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, compared the hiring to "getting the Tom Brady or the Michael Jordan of police chiefs.

[34] In June 2021, Acevedo posed for a photo with Gabriel Garcia, a leader within the extremist right-wing group the Proud Boys.

[44] Acevedo appeared in a video shown on the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which also featured Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, activist Jamira Burley, activist Gwen Carr, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.