A Texas town took a stand against the police… now they have a murder problem

There have been six murders in Texas’ most liberal city over the past 10 days – an unusual occurrence in a red state where public safety is a priority.

In recent years, murders in Austin have skyrocketed and so has crime, which has gotten out of control.

For a few weeks of the year, 62 homicides were recorded in the capital; compared to 73 in 2023

2021 saw an all-time high of 88 murders.

“Look at Austin, pre-2020. “I think the norm was 25 homicides a year, so to go from 25 to 30 homicides to probably end up at 70 in a year, that’s a problem.” said the city’s new police chief, Lisa Davis local Fox station just last week.

Under the leadership of then-Mayor Steve Adler and ultra-left city council members, 2020 was a pivotal year for public safety in the growing Texas city.

Anti-police sentiment has reached a boiling point after riots broke out on the streets of Austin over the death of George Floyd.

At the same time, the former mayor and city council began a war on the police, cutting the department’s budget by one-third and releasing two recruiting classes for new police cadets.

The city was later forced to give back the money because of a state law that penalized municipalities that refused to fund the police.

But the damage was done, and the cops took early retirement or were transferred to departments in the Lone Star State.

As a result, the police force is short of 483 officers, creating a public safety crisis, meaning emergency calls will be routed to a non-emergency number unless you are in a life-or-death situation.

Homicide detectives and special units that targeted gangs or park patrols were disbanded so those officers could meet basic city needs, such as patrolling high-crime areas of the city or answering 911 calls.

In 2020, Austinites also elected George-Soros-backed District Attorney Jose Garza.

During his tenure, Garza was repeatedly accused of offering plea deals to murder cases and taking a soft approach to crime.

“How many attackers from this year were still at large at the time,” retired police officer David Fugitt said in an interview with internet entry on the weekend.

“How many deaths could have been prevented if the attackers had been held accountable for their previous crimes?”

Garza recently won a second term despite pleas from crime victims who shared their horror stories about him.

A wealthy Austin neighborhood responded to the crime wave by voting to leave the city, in what many saw as a “finger of leniency” toward crime policy.

In Lost Creek, a wealthy enclave on Austin’s west side, an overwhelming 91 percent of residents voted to secede from the city during the May 4 election.