As Austin homicides rise 19 cops are hit with felony charges, police officers furious: 'new war on cops'
February 18, 2022 at 20:26 PM EST
Violent crime has been on the rise in the Texas capital since the early stages of the COVID pandemic, and accelerated when the Democrat-controlled city council voted unanimously to slash the Austin Police Department’s funding by about $150 million, or about a third of its budget in August 2020.
