Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-05-28 00:40:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 897EBB8BC59FECF3BDDD8D731F8CD6EDB703D905E1FE095704CF3A38E5CD9276
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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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