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Texas House passes bill to penalize cities that cut police funding
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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05/08/2021
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4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
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Crockett, Jasmine; Floyd, George; Goldman, Craig; Johnson, Jarvis; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Raymond, Richard Peña
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‘Back the Blue Act’ passes Texas Senate committee as GOP seeks to rein in defunding efforts
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Dallas Morning News
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O'Hanlon, M.
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03/24/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Huffman, Joan; Johnson, Nathan; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Gov. Greg Abbott pushes ahead on partial police takeover of Austin, addressing homelessness
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Austin American Statesman
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Plohetski, T.
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02/04/2021
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4 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Adler, Steve; Austin Police Department; Cole, Sheryl; Eckhardt, Sarah; Homelessness; Municipal budgets
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Gov. Abbott again takes aim at Austin over police funding, public camping issues
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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01/22/2021
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3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Bail; Casar, Greg; Homelessness; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Violent offenders
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Governor Greg Abbott threatens Texas cities again over police funding
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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01/22/2021
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Bail; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Abbott pushing legislation to strip cities of local sales tax funds if they ‘defund the police’
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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01/15/2021
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Sales taxes
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Austin isn’t a war zone, Gov. Abbott, and Texas isn’t a police state.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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12/29/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal government; Police officers; Public Safety, Texas Department of
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Federal effort to reduce crime in state capital
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Houston Chronicle
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Staff
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12/21/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Crime statistics
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Gov. Greg Abbott tells supporters he's considering placing law enforcement for central Austin under state control
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Dallas Morning News
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Svitek, P.
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12/04/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Adler, Steve; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets
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Watchdog: We’re close to civil war-styled violence due to politics, race and radicalism. It only takes one shot
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Dallas Morning News
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Lieber, D.
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11/13/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Homeland security; McCraw, Steve; Public Safety, Texas Department of; State agency budgets
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Texas Democrats press for more checks on how police use deadly force
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San Antonio Express News
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Justin, R.
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11/11/2020
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3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
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Collier, Nicole; Floyd, George; Miles, Borris; Police misconduct; Pre-filed bills; Racial discrimination; Reynolds, Ron; Rose, Toni; Talarico, James; Thierry, Shawn; Thompson, Senfronia
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Fact-check: Is Austin one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S.?
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Austin American Statesman
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Mulder, B.
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11/08/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Austin City Council; Austin, Texas; Cain, Briscoe; Crime; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Political fact-checking; State comparisons
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Did Austin police cuts play role in Texas Democrats’ election woes?
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Houston Chronicle
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Cobler, N.
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11/08/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Acevedo, Art; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Elections; Goodwin, Vikki; Municipal budgets
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Fact check: Gov. Abbott says Austin property crime rising after police budget cut
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Houston Chronicle
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Mulder, B.
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10/19/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Crime statistics; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political fact-checking
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The truth about Fort Worth and crime, beyond Chris Wallace’s debate question to Trump
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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10/02/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Crime statistics; Fort Worth Police Department; Fort Worth, Texas; Price, Betsy
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North Texas leaders worry Gov. Greg Abbott and the state — not cities — are defunding the police
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Dallas Morning News
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Garcia, N.
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09/27/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Grants; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Municipal budgets; Police departments; State budgets; Whitley, Glen
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Abbott unveils proposals to strengthen penalties for rioting
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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09/25/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Police officers; Riots
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rolls out more proposals to back police officers
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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09/25/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Collier, Nicole; Legislative Black Caucus, Texas; Police departments; Police misconduct; Public demonstrations; Riots; Sherman, Carl O., Sr.
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Gov. Abbott proposes increased penalty, mandatory jail time for 6 riot-related offenses
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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09/25/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Police officers; Riots
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for crackdown on 'riots' as racial justice protests rekindle
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San Antonio Express News
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Blackman, J.
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09/25/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Riots
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TWO VIEWS: STATE TAKEOVER OF LOCAL POLICE: Don’t take Gov. Abbott’s pro-police posturing seriously
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Austin American Statesman
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Smith, G.
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09/21/2020
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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TWO VIEWS: STATE TAKEOVER OF LOCAL POLICE: Will playing politics with public safety backfire on Austin?
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Austin American Statesman
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Quintero, J.
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09/21/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets
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Pledge easy, but policing issues aren’t
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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09/18/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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San Antonio City Council passes $2.9 billion budget with boost in police spending despite calls from activists to ‘defund’ police
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San Antonio Express News
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Fechter, J.
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09/18/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Municipal budgets; Nirenberg, Ron; Police departments; San Antonio City Council; San Antonio Police Department
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Austin assembles community members for police review panel
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Austin American Statesman
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Bradshaw, K.
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09/14/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Austin Police Department; Police departments; Police misconduct
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‘Defunding’ distracts from reforms
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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09/14/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Dallas City Council; Johnson, Eric; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Police misconduct
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Greg Abbott’s law-and-order campaign is a smart play for suburban Fort Worth voters
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy, B.
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09/13/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Beck, Elizabeth; Goldman, Craig; Police departments; Texas House campaigns
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As Texas Gov. Abbott pushes defunding police pledge, it’s about politics, not policy
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Rusak, R.
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09/13/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Cruz, Ted; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Push for police reform shouldn’t be scuttled in favor of politics
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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09/13/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Acevedo, Art; Adler, Steve; Bonnen, Dennis; Houston Police Department; Paxton, Ken; Police departments; Police misconduct; Turner, Sylvester
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Abbott considers bills to protect police funding
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Houston Chronicle
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Staff
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09/12/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Abbott unveils new plan to punish cities that cut police spending
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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09/11/2020
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Bonnen, Dennis; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Paxton, Ken; Police departments; Political candidates; Texas Democratic Party
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes lifting annexation powers from cities that ‘defund’ the police
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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09/11/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Keel, Terrence M. 'Terry'; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Turner, Chris; Wilson, Ron
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If Texas cities cut police budgets, they’ll lose annexation powers, Abbott proposes
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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09/11/2020
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Bonnen, Dennis; Coleman, Garnet; Geren, Charlie; Goldman, Craig; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; Krause, Matt; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Nelson, Jane; Police departments; Police officers; Romero, Ramon, Jr.; Turner, Chris
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Abbott vows to further cut off cities that defund police
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San Antonio Express News
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Blackman, J.
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09/11/2020
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Municipal annexation; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political candidates
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New Austin PAC aims to raise $300,000 to push public safety agenda in council races
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Austin American Statesman
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Wilson, M.
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09/10/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Homelessness; Keel, Terrence M. 'Terry'; Municipal budgets; Political action committees; Wilson, Ron
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Abbott unveils ‘Back the Blue’ pledge for candidates
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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09/10/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Isaac, Carrie; Police departments; Political candidates; Presidential Campaign 2020; Texas House campaigns; Trump, Donald; Zwiener, Erin
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Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas politicians to sign ‘pledge’ not to support defunding police
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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09/10/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Coleman, Garnet; Johnson, Eric; Leach, Jeff; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Political candidates; Turner, Chris
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Abbott calls on Texas candidates to ‘back the blue’ by opposing cuts to police funding
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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09/10/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Coleman, Garnet; Moody, Joe; Nelson, Jane; Police departments; Political candidates; Turner, Chris
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Gov. Abbott weighs having state take over Austin police
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Austin American Statesman
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Hall, K.
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09/05/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Casar, Greg; Eckhardt, Sarah; Keel, Terrence M. 'Terry'; Municipal budgets; Police officers; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Wilson, Ron
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Forget ‘defund the police.’The word is redefine.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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09/03/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Houston Police Department; Municipal budgets; Organized labor; Police departments; Turner, Sylvester
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Austin’s homicide increase needs context
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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08/30/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Crime statistics; Homicide; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Political fact-checking
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How Trump’s law and order rhetoric applies to Texas, and how it doesn’t
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Houston Chronicle
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Wermund, B.
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08/28/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Austin, Texas; Municipal budgets; Presidential Campaign 2020; Texas Democratic Party; Trump, Donald
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What about local control, governor?
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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08/27/2020
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Tax and expenditure limits
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After cutting Austin police budget, council will now decide on accepting state grants
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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08/26/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Austin City Council; Criminal justice; Grants; Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Austin’s police cuts give Texas Republicans new campaign material
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Longview News-Journal
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Ramsey, R.
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08/25/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Austin Police Department; Austin, Texas; Congressional campaigns; Municipal budgets; Republicans; Tax and expenditure limits; Williams, Roger
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No, governor, police budget isn’t your fight
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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08/23/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments
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Austin’s police funding moves have it on an island in red-state Texas
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Austin American Statesman
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Jankowski, P.
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08/23/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Casar, Greg; Johnson, Eric; Margo, D.R. 'Dee'; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Price, Betsy; Turner, Sylvester
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The Republican convention is this week. Count on law-and-order talk, and fireworks
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy, B.
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08/23/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Patrick, Dan; Political conventions; Presidential candidates; Republican National Convention; Trump, Donald
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/22/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Unindexed
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‘Defund police’ may backfire in a law-and-order election
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Allen, C.
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08/21/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Municipal budgets; Police departments
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Fort Worth activists say Abbott’s proposal on police defunding is ‘a slap in the face’
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Johnson, K.
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08/20/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Fort Worth Police Department; Municipal budgets; Police departments; Police misconduct
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State leaders need to quit playing crazy in police reform effort
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Waco Tribune Herald
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Editorial
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08/20/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Municipal budgets; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Police misconduct; Tax and expenditure limits
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Fort Worth attorney walked 200 miles to share police reform ideas. Abbott wasn’t there
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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08/19/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Police departments; Public demonstrations
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Gov. Abbott, state leaders threaten tax freeze for cities that defund police
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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08/19/2020
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Adler, Steve; Austin City Council; Austin Police Department; Bonnen, Dennis; Casar, Greg; Hancock, Kelly; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Municipal budgets; Nelson, Jane; Patrick, Dan; Police departments; Tax and expenditure limits
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