'Public safety is job one, ' said Texas Governor Greg Abbott about the budget cuts, 'and Austin has abandoned that duty.'
Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized a Thursday decision by the Austin City Council to remove $150 million from the city's police department budget.
Austin's decision aligns with moves by other U.S. cities to cut police funding in the aftermath of protests against police brutality following the May death of George Floyd. Advocacy group Black Lives Matter has called for a nationwide defunding of police. Governor Abbott insinuated that the decision by Austin's City Council was a concession to political demands which would put the city in danger.
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