Tarrant, and
Collin – and requires them to seek voter approval to reduce the budget of the county law enforcement agencies (i.e., sheriff s departments, constable s offices, etc.). The four largest of those counties are firmly under Democratic control, with the others becoming at least purple, but SB 23 allows any resident who feels law enforcement has been defunded without voter permission to make a complaint that, if sustained, would trigger restrictions to that county s property tax collections. Sen. Joan Huffman on sine die at the 87th Texas Legislature (Photo by Jana Birchum)
HB 1900, introduced by Rep.
Craig Goldman, R-Benbrook, imposes a range of penalties on large cities (those with a population of more than 250,000) whose leaders reduce police spending compared to prior budgets – a comparison looking back two years, so Austin s already-adopted reductions to its police spending are not immune. Defunding municipalities would, until they restored t
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The Texas state Capitol in Austin, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Texas Democrats staged a last-minute walkout Saturday, May 29, 2021, to kill an elections bill that would have restricted voting statewide.MATTHEW BUSCH, STR / NYTShow MoreShow Less
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Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas NAACP, left, shakes hands with State Rep. Ron Reynolds, D - Missouri City, after they spoke at a news conference against Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integrity Protection Act, at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sunday May 30, 2021.Jay Janner, MBR / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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State Rep. Nicole Collier, D- Fort Worth, the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on Sunday May 30, 2021, against Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integrity Protection Act.Jay Janner, MBR / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
Rep. Jasmine Crockett pushed bills to reform policing, expand voting options and loosen drug laws in the state. But she made waves for her passionate dissent.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett pushed bills to reform policing, expand voting options and loosen drug laws in the state. But she made waves for her passionate dissent.