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Refund the Police: City of Austin Agrees to $200 Million Pay Raise for Local Officers

The agreement is a major departure from 2020, when the police department was defunded.

People gather at the Texas Capitol, April 20, 2021, at Austin, Texas, after the guilty verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the death of George Floyd, was announced.
People gather at the Texas Capitol, April 20, 2021, at Austin, Texas, after the guilty verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the death of George Floyd, was announced. Eric Gay/AP