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Austin cuts police budget by 1/3 amid national ‘defund’ push

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – In a unanimous vote, the Austin City Council moved Thursday to cut about one-third of next year’s $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement agencies in favor of spending more money on social services.

That will come to just over $150 …