Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced over $500 million in grants for public safety programs across the state. Funding will support various initiatives, including assistance for crime victims, border security, law enforcement, and anti-human trafficking efforts. The majority of the funds will be directed towards services aiding victims of crime and violence against women.
‘Spaghetti bowl’: San Antonio Bike Network Plan lays out vision for bikeable cityIn September 2024, Abilene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the death of 81-year-old Ramon Najera. Her husband, Christian Moreno, was handed an 18-year prison sentence.
The funds are disbursed through hundreds of individual grants by the Public Safety Office within the governor’s office. Recipients include local police departments, nonprofit organizations focused on deterring crime, district attorney offices and state agencies, among others. Another $55.7 million will go toward projects aiding Operation Lone Star, the state’s initiative to harden the southern border. Nearly 90 grant awards will go to projects that “enhance interagency border security operations,” including “facilitation of directed actions to deter and interdict criminal activity,” according to Abbott’s announcement.
Other grant recipients will use the money to finance body cameras for police officers, aid fire departments near the southern border with equipment, fund mental health services for at-risk youth and support security for houses of worship.
PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS TEXAS CRIME VICTIMS BORDER SECURITY
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