AUSTIN, Texas A group in Austin is now petitioning to get a new initiative on the November ballot that could potentially force the city to hire hundreds of police officers. This comes after the Austin City Council last summer slashed $150 million from the Austin Police Department’s budget, roughly
After weeks of backroom negotiations and plenty of pressure from gun fans, both the Texas House and Senate have voted to pass a new law that would completely gut the state’s requirements for handgun owners to get licenses and firearm safety training before they can lawfully carry their pistols in public.