The State of Texas is taking action to ensure that the trend of rising violence in cities that ‘defund the police’ stops outside its borders. The Texas House of Representatives just approved a bill that will penalize cities that pass bills that strip law enforcement of funding.
“H.B. 1900 stipulates that cities with more than 250,000 residents
that slash police funding will have their sales-tax revenue
re-appropriated to finance the expenses of the Texas Department of
Public Safety,” Yahoo News reported. “The faulted cities will also be
prohibited from raising property-tax rates or utility rates, to prevent
the municipalities from recouping the money losses.”.......To Read More.....
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