Abbott’s move is the latest in a long clash between Texas Republicans and Austin-area officials over policing — and comes as the push for reform in the Texas capital enters a more complex and uncertain chapter.
“All that’s happening now is that we hired a district attorney who ran on ‘I’m going to prosecute the cases as they come in,’” said Mitchell, with Just Liberty. “And he has done so.”
“I would say that the majority of citizens of Austin recognize the need for the police,” Butts said. “They are not anti-police. They do believe that the idea that police can do no wrong is not true — and if they do wrong in any kind of serious way, they have to be held accountable for it.”
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