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Austin passed a sweeping police oversight measure. Here's what happens next.

Austin resoundingly approved an expansion of police oversight on Saturday. About 80 percent of voters in the city approved Proposition A, while the same percentage of voters shut down the opposing proposition, Prop B. Now comes the hard part. City leaders will have to…

Bonds & Propositions • By Andrew Weber, KUT • May 9, 2023

Election results: Voters overwhelmingly support civilian oversight of Austin police

Austin voters have decided the future of police oversight of the Austin Police Department. Proposition A, which would expand oversight, cruised to victory Saturday: 70 percent of voters supported the measure, according to unofficial voting numbers. Proposition B, which would…

Bonds & Propositions • By Andrew Weber, KUT • May 6, 2023

May 2023 Austin election ballot propositions: Voter resource

Austin voters will soon decide the fates of two warring police oversight propositions on the May 6 ballot.  The election arrives after more than a year of police labor contract negotiations with the Austin Police Association, which City Council scuttled,…

Elections • By Emma Freer • Apr 14, 2023

Equity Action announces long list of supporters

Equity Action, the group that gathered signatures to put the original Austin Police Oversight Act on the May ballot, unveiled a list Tuesday of more than 100 community organizations and local leaders who endorse the APOA. The list includes Mayor…

Elections • By Jo Clifton • Feb 15, 2023

Council sends police oversight act to voters, despite concerns about delay

Voters will decide in May whether to expand civilian oversight of the Austin Police Department after City Council declined to pass an initiative petition during a Sept. 15 meeting, with some members expressing concerns about potential legal challenges.  The political…

Elections • By Emma Freer • Sep 20, 2022

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