From Defunded to Refunded: Austin Police Department Set To Dole Out One of the Largest Salary Increases in Decades
Officers could see their paychecks go up nearly 30 percent over the next five years.

The Austin, Texas, police department is preparing to shell out one of the most significant pay increases for officers since the 1990s, a boost that comes four years after the department was defunded in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.
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