austin beats to its own drum and the city council, contract with the austin police, they want to delay it another year and unions are saying enough is you have in, the union representing the police department. they have until march 31, this new contract, 14% raise, they need 400 new officers in austin and they do not have them. you spoke with two austin residentses about the situation and here is what they told you. we are in the midst of the most profound policing crisis in austin, texas. this is simply a numbers game. you have a 1-24 chance of being a victim of violent crime, if you live here. everyone i have spoken with at my daughter s school or church