This is pretty confusing to me. It seems that just after the city council votes, Abbott sent 30 state troopers there.
6 people dead in five separate weekend incidents in Austin.
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department (APD) is investigating five separate incidents over the weekend that left six people dead.-PJThis past weekend, APD responded to four homicides, three of which were on Sunday, July 16.
"It is a very busy night here in Austin," said Corporal Jose Mendez.
Keep Austin Weird!
Austin defunded so many of their cops. Now they want DPS troopers gone that Abbott sent in.
Keep Austin Weird
Does Austin’s mayor have a police protection detail? I’ll bet he does.
He should immediately disband that protective detail. Lead by example.
And if he doesn’t disband the detail, no officer should agree to serve on it.
Demand a transfer. Call in sick until the transfer is approved.
Liberals are a cancer. They will turn Texas blue in our lifetime. It started in Austin
What is the Governor and legislature going to do about it?
The one, and worst, outcome from this is the fact that the wealthy ones move out of Austin. Move to the suburbs and make sure they destroy them to.
The best thing these so-called, Red State Governors, could do, would be to make the cities extremely safe. So safe that liberals never want to leave them. And in making them so safe, the liberals will have no need to move to the suburbs or the small towns further out.
A mayor blocks a governor order....news to me
Just an all-around, classy city. I was even thinking of moving there.
Just an all-around, classy city. I was even thinking of moving there.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/categories/1321
The above reads to me like removal of the mayor is an option...
Par for the dem course
Example
New Democrat Campaign “Ad”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gjzeNBSZFUo
Run Time 3m 48 s
The woketards in the People’s Hell-Spawned Kakistocracy of Austin are determine to sink the city down to the hull-crushing abyss of Portland, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. So they recently elected Kirk Watson and a majority of radical leftists to the city council. And the criminals are happy with their BFF, José “Commie” Garza, as Travis County District Attorney.
So defund police after humiliating them with civilian review boards taking potshots and defense lawyers setting the police up for jail time if they weren’t gentle to the criminals rushing at them with swords, switchblades and various calibers of weapons.
Then wonder in bewilderment how the city is unsafe.
Well, police funding makes up 35% of the city’s budget, just reduce your property tax by 35%. Maybe they will get the message! Of course since they want to defund the police, you are just helping them fill their desire.