Many of the amendments are designed to bring the charter in line with state laws. Author: Scott Eslinger (12NewsNow) Updated: 1:36 PM CDT April 27, 2021
BEAUMONT, Texas Voters in the City of Beaumont won t only be voting on a new mayor and in five city council races in the May 1 election.
The City of Beaumont has 16 propositions to make 16 amendments to the city s charter.
You won t see the city campaigning for any of the amendments as state law doesn t allow any city resources to be used to campaign for or against such amendments.
The amendments don t represent any big changes in how the city operates and many of them are designed to bring the charter in line with state laws.
San Antonio police union, Fix SAPD make Prop B pitches ahead of May 1 election
Prop B would take away police collective bargaining power if approved
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SAN ANTONIO – The quickest path to police reform depends on who you ask on either side of Proposition B.
Fix SAPD, the grassroots group that organized the ballot proposal that would take away police officers’ bargaining rights, argued that a more open negotiation under a “meet and confer” system would be the quickest route. The San Antonio Police Officers Association says reforms can be achieved through collective bargaining acts.
Representatives for both groups made their pitch to voters during a debate Thursday evening at Trinity University hosted by KSAT, San Antonio Report and Bexar Facts. (
San Antonio police union, Fix SAPD will debate live on collective bargaining Proposition B at 7 p.m. on KSAT.com
If passed, Prop B would strip police of collective bargaining rights
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San Antonio voters who are hoping to learn more about Proposition B will have the chance to hear both sides make their pitch Thursday at 7 p.m. during a debate hosted by KSAT, San Antonio Report and Bexar Facts.
Leaders of the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) who oppose the proposition that would take away their collective bargaining rights and leaders of Fix SAPD the police reform group that organized the petition to get the proposition on the ballot will state their case to voters in the event live-streamed in the video player above.