The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the Austin Justice Coalition filed Texas Public Information Act requests on Tuesday due to “lack of transparency” pertaining to DPS trooper’s policing in Austin.
to gain clarity and gather information about how this partnership came to be, how it will work, and what impact it will have on Austinites.”
“The state’s police force has no place patrolling the streets of Austin, monitoring our communities, and criminalizing our neighbors. From the Department of Public Safety’s deadly mismanagement during the Uvalde school shooting to their anti-immigrant role in Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, the agency has demonstrated a lack of accountability, transparency, and concern for local communities," said Savannah Kumar, attorney at the ACLU of Texas.
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