Texas police unions work to try and beat oversight measures in two big cities
Two of Texas’ largest cities, Austin and San Antonio, go to the polls Saturday to decide on ballot initiatives related to police oversight, and there’s plenty of drama in both contests. Voters in the capital city will be presented with two competing questions that are both called the “Austin Police Oversight Act,” one supported by the local Democratic party and the other backed by the police union. In San Antonio, meanwhile, city officials have warned that state law would prevent most of the proposed charter reform amendment from going into effect.