Austin mayor blocks state police help for understaffed PD in move that caves to 'defund' activists: critics
Story by Andrew Miller • Yesterday 7:00 AM
Texas DPS forced to step in after 'defund' movement ravages Austin police force
Austin, Texas, leaders are cutting ties with state police who were supplementing the understaffed local department despite crime reduction – in a move critics said cowered to liberal activists.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday that the city is suspending a partnership with the Texas Department of Safety, when officers responded to emergency calls to assist the defunded and understaffed Austin Police Department.
Watson had praised the partnership two days earlier and explained that crime and response times had gone down as a result – but in announcing the split, he said the partnership does not adhere to "Austin’s values."
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