During nationwide protests regarding police reforms last year, the Austin, Texas, city council moved to cut approximately one third of its police budget, which was the largest cut of any big city in America.
The funding cuts brought with them a series of changes to the Austin Police Department.
It would require the city to keep two officers per 1,000 residents, promote more training, and offer incentives to recruit police officers who speak more languages.
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"People here locally do not want to fund defund-the-police efforts. They do not want to defund the police," Save Austin Now cofounder Matt Mackowiak, a Republican activist, told the outlet.
In May, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he would sign a bill barring cities from defunding their police departments.
We will not let Texas cities follow the lead of cities like Portland, Seattle, and Minneapolis by defunding the police.
Monday, November 1, 2021
Austin Defunded Police, Now Voters Will Decide if City Needs More Cops
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