Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on April 16 threatened to cut more than $200 million in public safety grants from Houston, Dallas, and Austin if the cities continue local policies that Abbott’s office says illegally limit police collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Dallas and Austin received formal warning letters on April 16, just days after Abbott had already placed Houston on notice that it could lose approximately $110 million. Dallas could lose more than $32 million in state grants, plus more than $55 million in World Cup public safety funding. Austin could lose roughly $2.5 million.
