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Austin proposes giving police $32 million extra this budget cycle. Here's what to know.
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Austin American Statesman
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Seipp, S.
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07/27/2023
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1 TX bill
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Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Salaries
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Watson’s state ties aid safety deal
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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04/03/2023
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin Police Department; Austin, Texas; Israel, Celia; Law enforcement; Municipal government; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Springer, Drew; Watson, Kirk
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Let local leaders, not state, decide police funding
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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03/12/2023
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1 TX bill
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County budgets; Goldman, Craig; Law enforcement; Tarrant County
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Is moving a bailiff into a new court defunding the police? Tarrant County seeks legal opinion
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Church, A.
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03/01/2023
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1 TX bill
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County budgets; County employees; Law enforcement
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Texas comptroller accuses Harris County of defunding police, threatens to stymie 2023 budget
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Houston Chronicle
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Barned-Smith, S.
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08/24/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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County budgets; County constables; Harris County; Heap, Ted; Hegar, Glenn; Herman, Mark; Police departments
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ABORTION RIGHTS: Austin may push back on potential state ban
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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06/22/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Abortion; Austin City Council; Roe v. Wade; Vela, Jose 'Chito,' III
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Gov. Greg Abbott touts border security efforts amid criticism over Texas National Guard deployment
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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01/12/2022
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Border security; Gubernatorial campaigns; Huffines, Don; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Texas National Guard; West, Allen
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29 new Texas laws affect taxes, veterans and more. Here’s how they could affect you.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Faheid, D.
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12/31/2021
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1 TX bill
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87th Legislature
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From longshot to Austin's next police chief: Behind Joseph Chacon's rise
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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09/25/2021
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1 TX bill
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Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Chacon, Joseph 'Joe'; Police chiefs
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Council members clash on the issue of police funding
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San Antonio Express News
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Garcia, G.
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08/25/2021
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1 TX bill
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Municipal budgets; Police departments; San Antonio Police Department
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Save Austin Now's proposed ballot measure would require Austin to hire more police officers
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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07/20/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Austin Police Department; Austin, Texas; Casar, Greg; Chacon, Joseph 'Joe'; Local referendums; Municipal budgets
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How much will Austin's next budget spend on policing, homelessness?
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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07/09/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Homelessness; Homestead exemptions; Municipal budgets; Property taxes
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Reflecting on accomplishments from legislative session
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Lufkin Daily News
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Nichols, R.
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06/07/2021
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1 TX bill
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87th Legislature; Nichols, Robert
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Legislature is gone (for now). Here's what it did, and left undone, in the session
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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06/06/2021
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1 TX bill
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87th Legislature; Abortion; Bail; Chronic pain; Constitutional amendments; Constitutional carry; Educational tests; Electricity transmission and distribution; Floyd, George; LGBTQ persons; Lobbyists; Medicaid eligibility; Medical marijuana; Phelan, Dade; Police officers; Social media; Social studies education; Tax incentives; Voting rights
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Abbott's war on cities is self-defeating - they're Texas' future
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San Antonio Express News
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Jefferson, G.
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06/06/2021
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Corporate planning & relocations; Economic development incentives; Municipal government; Perry, Rick; Texas Enterprise Fund
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Highlights and lowlights of the 87th Texas Legislature ... so far
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Dallas Morning News
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Staff
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06/01/2021
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1 TX bill
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87th Legislature; Huffman, Joan; Johnson, Nathan
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A year after social justice protests, Austin policing reform has slowed amid GOP pushback
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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05/30/2021
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1 TX bill
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Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Public demonstrations
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How will Texas' 'defund the police' bill affect Austin? Leaders aren't sure
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Austin American Statesman
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Jankowski, P.
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05/29/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Austin City Council; Austin, Texas; Casar, Greg; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Police reform
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Texas lawmakers wrong to meddle in local law enforcement budgets
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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05/27/2021
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1 TX bill
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Huffman, Joan; Miles, Borris; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Texas Legislature backs efforts to stop ‘defunding’ police as reforms stall
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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05/27/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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County budgets; Crockett, Jasmine; Floyd, George; Goldman, Craig; Huffman, Joan; Johnson, Jarvis; Municipal budgets; Oliverson, Tom; Police departments; Police reform; Wu, Gene
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House, Senate advance bills penalizing 'defund the police' efforts in Texas
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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05/26/2021
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1 TX bill
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County budgets; Crockett, Jasmine; Goldman, Craig; Huffman, Joan; Israel, Celia; Johnson, Nathan; Law enforcement; Miles, Borris; Municipal budgets; Oliverson, Tom; Police departments; Wu, Gene
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Guns, police and the national anthem: Dan Patrick priorities sail through Texas House
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Dallas Morning News
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McGaughy, L.
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05/25/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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87th Legislature; Burrows, Dustin; Crockett, Jasmine; Dutton, Harold, Jr.; Goldman, Craig; González, Jessica; Huffman, Joan; Leach, Jeff; Oliverson, Tom; Patrick, Dan; Turner, Chris; West, Royce; Wu, Gene
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Disannexation efforts perish as session nears close
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Austin American Statesman
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Jankowski, P.
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05/24/2021
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1 TX bill
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Goldman, Craig; Goodwin, Vikki; Howard, Donna; Municipal annexation
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Legislator calls out inaction on police reform
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Houston Chronicle
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Staff
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05/10/2021
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1 TX bill
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Crockett, Jasmine; Floyd, George; Goldman, Craig; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Texas House passes bill to penalize cities that cut police funding
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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05/08/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Crockett, Jasmine; Floyd, George; Goldman, Craig; Johnson, Jarvis; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Raymond, Richard Peña
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Mad dash to close of legislative session begins
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Lufkin Daily News
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Ashby, T.
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05/01/2021
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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Ashby, Trent
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Texas Senate backs penalizing cities that cut police spending
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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04/15/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Austin City Council; Bettencourt, Paul; Huffman, Joan; Johnson, Nathan; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Whitmire, John
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Interim Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon testifies against bill punishing cities for defunding the police
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Austin American Statesman
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Jankowski, P.
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03/27/2021
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1 TX bill
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Austin City Council; Chacon, Joseph 'Joe'; Goldman, Craig; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Raymond, Richard Peña
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