Unofficial results show Austin’s Prop A failed;
would have boosted APD staffing, budget
KXAN [Austin, TX],
by
Kelsey Tompson *
Original Article
Posted By: Muguy,
11/3/2021 6:49:46 AM
AUSTIN - A majority of Austin voters rejected Proposition A, which would have increased funding to the Austin Police Department. Latest figures released just before 11 p.m. Tuesday reported nearly 69% of Austin voters voted against Prop. A, while approximately 31% voted for the initiative. CORRECTIONS*
*Kevin Clark, Daniel Marin
*Byline and Source corrected to site style. (Note style for more than two authors.) Dateline location restored to Intro.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
5 handicap 11/3/2021 6:59:47 AM (No. 965539)
Austin is a city in decline, shamefully so! Every other city in Texas, save Houston and San Antonio, actually like the United States and strive to save America from the Marxist attempt to take over our political system.
8 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
mjwall69 11/3/2021 7:09:57 AM (No. 965549)
Good for Austin, soon to be the San Francisco of Texas. I'm just glad they built that high speed tollway around it so I don't have to deal with the traffic, and poo in the streets, when I drive to San Antonio. Maybe people will start moving out of there and the Leander ISD can stop dominating the State Marching Band Competition.
4 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 11/3/2021 7:35:41 AM (No. 965567)
And...we hope they get what they voted for, good and hard.
11 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
smak90 11/3/2021 7:40:14 AM (No. 965573)
For background, Austin defunded it's police force a year ago and has the all time highest murder rate in city history this year. I'm happy I moved to a suburb of Austin years ago but it's still too close.
11 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
NancyD 11/3/2021 7:46:23 AM (No. 965579)
This is what happens when the leftists leave California and move to Texas.
23 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
udanja99 11/3/2021 8:14:04 AM (No. 965607)
I’ve become convinced that leftists are simply suicidal. I’m with #3!
9 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 11/3/2021 8:22:10 AM (No. 965615)
Calling all killers, rapists, thieves, child abusers, and ne'er-do-wells! Pack your bags and head for Austin. EZ pickins galore in this LIBERAL land of felony milk and honey.
8 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 11/3/2021 8:40:33 AM (No. 965629)
Thugs and criminals vote these days, and they mostly reside in big cities and vote Democrat. They are a major constituency of the Democrats.
6 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
mobyclik 11/3/2021 8:56:36 AM (No. 965651)
All crime is way up in Austin and what do these idiots do? Vote for higher crime rates! I can't wrap my head around things like this. I only wonder who these morons will blame when Austin is worse than Chicago? The Republican guv, I suppose.
2 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 11/3/2021 9:13:04 AM (No. 965677)
When I see all the California license plates going through my little western town heading east toward Texas they must be relocating in Austin. Keeping Austin weird can add dangerous to that saying. I avoid that city when I'm in Texas.
3 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Edgelady 11/3/2021 10:17:09 AM (No. 965759)
I left 20+ years ago - most people who grew up there have left, it's no longer the city we used to know. Very sad. And I have some doubts about the actually, true numbers in this election - no doubt there's been cheating.
2 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
MickTurn 11/3/2021 10:40:52 AM (No. 965786)
Wait for it Austin Commies, you're GOING DOWN in a sea of CRIME!
2 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
SALady 11/3/2021 11:17:13 AM (No. 965823)
This came down to the "anti A" people having deep pockets.
I live in Austin, and I can't tell you how many people didn't realize that this was on the ballot to increase police spending. It was worded terribly on the ballot, and the "anti A" people used their massive funding advantage to frame it as "taking money away from parks and libraries".
But what good is having nice parks and libraries if you are too scared of the massive crime in this city to go to them?!?!?!?
We will be out of this lie-beral cesspool within a year. Not soon enough!!!
3 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
john56 11/3/2021 1:56:18 PM (No. 966062)
Again, proof that Texas needs a border wall. Around its northern, eastern, and western borders.
And a cattle guard around Austin to keep the liberals corralled.
0 people like this.
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