Austin's police are tweaking their orders to keep public safety grants coming in. It sounds like some groups were ready to pull funding, so the department is making changes to avoid losing that cash.
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Rising — being discussed more frequently. 2 mentions in the last 30 days.
The city could lose out on grant money if the police don't make these changes.
The police department and the city benefit by keeping the grant money flowing.
No groups negatively affected
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