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[–] 37 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I’m sure governor Abbott will find a way to overrule this. He’ll probably use his “police budgets can only go up!” law or something.

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-legislature-responds-to-austin-police-budget-cuts-set-to-punish-cities-that-defund-police/

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  • [–] 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    The city didn't make the decision. The Texas commission on law enforcement (TCLE) did.

    The mission of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, as a regulatory State agency, is to establish and enforce standards to ensure that the people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement, corrections, and telecommunications personnel.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    a regulatory State agency, (..) to establish and enforce standards to ensure that the people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement

    Sounds like something Abbot and Paxton would never allow tbh. I'm sure at least one of them have tried to shut it down or at least completely defang it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Police duties in Trinidad are being transferred to the Henderson county sheriff’s office until a permanent solution is found.

    Remove police... and replace with other police, until more police. So a nice moment of accountability but not a policy shift.

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