By Suzie Ziegler
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will sign a bill that makes it hard for cities to defund their police departments.
According to CBS News, Abbott’s vow came after police were delayed responding to a weekend shooting in Austin. In a tweet, Austin Police Association president Kenneth Casaday said that units were unavailable for 12 minutes after the shooting call first came in. Casaday said officers arrived to find a victim with a gunshot wound to the head.
“This is what defunding the police looks like,” Abbott tweeted in response. “Texas won’t tolerate this.”
The bill states that a municipality must hold an election if it proposes a budget that reduces funding, reallocates funds or reduces the number of officers a department can employ, according to the report. The bill passed the state Senate but was postponed by the House on Sunday.
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