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Bullshit scare tactics.
Austin has:
✅ a record high police budget
✅ amongst the highest paid police officers in Texas
✅ one or the lowest violent crime rates of major American cities
It has similar police vacancy rates (or lower!) to comparable departments.
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@GregAbbott_TX ("Greg Abbott") wrote:
Cops quit woke Austin in droves.
Austin must still comply with the law I signed that defunds cities that defund their police.
If Austin doesn't maintain its police force, it will not be able to take more taxpayer money & spend it on non-police matters.