…Austin City Council in favor of a “District of Austin” in which the state government would reside. The State of Texas would directly oversee district governance. Functionally, little would change…

…Austin City Council in favor of a “District of Austin” in which the state government would reside. The State of Texas would directly oversee district governance. Functionally, little would change…
…Watson expressed the critical need for a contract with the Austin Police Association to reverse crime rates. Late last year, Austin residents felt the effects of the “Defund the Police”…
…officers. The City of Austin has also had staffing shortages, resulting in citizens experiencing longer wait times due to the “Defund the Police” movement in 2020 and the Austin City…
…“hypocrisy” as Casar advocated for defunding the police in 2020. https://twitter.com/APROA01/status/1737098005587665003 Casar spearheaded the city’s 2020 “defund the police” drive and celebrated reducing the Austin Police Department budget. https://twitter.com/GregCasar/status/1293947071230287872?s=20 Just…
…since then. During the “Defund the Police” movement in 2020, TOP was one of the leading organizations for the initiative. Since then, the group has focused on bail reform for…
…the Austin Police Department. He earned a Master of Business Administration with Honors from American Military University in 2013 and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from The University of…
…actions taken in the wake of the “defund the police” movement. Prior to the Texas Department of Public Safety deployment throughout the city of Austin this year, in District 3…
…arms. So it’s I don’t think it’s illegal there the way it is here. Around 45 police officers were injured while 74 buildings 26 police stations and 577 vehicles were…
…Democrats in the national level, voted against a bill to condemn the defund the police movement. They couldn’t bring themselves to condemn those who want to defund our cops. And…
…fall’s Austin police funding initiative, aligning firmly with the “Defund the Police” contingent at the Democrat-run city hall. In 2016, conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation sued the firefighters…