Texas House Preliminarily Approves Bill That Penalizes Cities That Try to Decrease Police Budget

The Texas House on April 6 approved a law that would penalise the state’s largest cities if they decrease their police budgets.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference about unaccompanied minor detentions in Dallas, Texas, on March 17, 2021. LM Otero/AP Photo

The Texas House on May 6 approved a law that would penalize the state’s largest cities if they decrease their police budgets.

House Bill 1900, authored by Republican state Reps. Craig Goldman, Will Metcalf, Greg Bonnen, and Angie Chen Button; and Democrat state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, was preliminarily approved on a 91-55 vote.