Posted on 05/07/2023 4:50:41 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Austin Area
Voters in Austin on Saturday passed Proposition A by a wide margin and rejected Proposition B by a similarly wide margin. The dueling propositions, marked by similar language but with key differences, were drafted by advocacy group Equity Action and Voters for Oversight and Police Accountability, respectively.
Proposition A will expand civilian oversight of the Austin Police Department. Proposition B, supported by the Austin Police Association, would have maintained the existing oversight measures approved during meet-and-confer negotiations between the city manager and police union.
San Antonio
Voters in the Alamo City rejected the controversial Proposition A. It would have banned police from using chokehold and no-knock warrants, decriminalized low-level marijuana possession and abortion, and would have directed police to issue citations for theft from businesses of less than $750 rather than making arrests.
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Demographics:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau the racial composition of Austin is: Anglo (Non-Hispanic White): 48.9% Hispanic or Latino: 34.5% African American: 7.6%
San Antonio is the largest majority-Hispanic city in the United States, with 64% of its population being Hispanic.
- there is hope ...
Austin…the Next Detroit.
Buncha Kali Karens in Austin, now.
White liberals are the worst.
White male liberals are the lowest form of the species
Beaumont defeated a minority female mayor whose sole campaign issue was her pigmentation. Replaced with a law and order businessman (Roy West).
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