City of Austin suspends partnership with Texas Department of Public Safety

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for July 12, 2023 AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Interim City Manager Jesús Garza announced Wednesday that he has suspended the City’s partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety with the approval of Mayor Kirk Watson. “From the start of this partnership with DPS, I said I wanted Austinites to feel safe and be safe. Recent events demonstrate we need to suspend the partnership with DPS. The safety of our community is a primary function of City government, and...