The City of Austin says it won't forge ahead with its partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety to supplement police patrols.
The city restarted its partnership with state police to patrol Austin 10 days ago. Now, the city is halting it again.The City of Austin says it won't continue its partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety to supplement police patrols.
The pause comes after a DPS trooper shot a man in the arm while he was fleeing his vehicle after a chase early Monday. DPS told KUT the Texas Rangers were investigating that incident. A Southwest Austin man alsoof pointing a gun at him and his son earlier this week after they tried to pull him over. In the first wave of patrols, the partnership came under fire after arrest numbers showed Black and Hispanic drivers were being. That raised concerns among Austin City Council members, who never voted on the plan and felt their constituents were being unfairly targeted in the Rundberg, Riverside and Montopolis neighborhoods.
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