Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-05-28 11:52:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 44E662BD72E0DB7A41943F3364A027A207A691053653DC40A9E2EF88B217F5B1
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Texas has passed two bills amending state law in 2021 explicitly banning any locality from reducing municipal police budgets - commonly known as "defunding the police". https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/01/texas-abbott-defund-police-protest/ The Uvalde Municipal budget shows police funding has grown by 10% since 2020. https://cms8.revize.com/revize/uvaldetx/Document%20Center/Government/City%20Department/Finance/FINAL%20DRAFT%20FY%2021-22%20budget%20%209-17-21.pdf
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