The Dallas City Council has voted to slash the overtime budget for the city’s police department by some $7 million, overriding vocal opposition from Democratic Mayor Eric Johnson, who has resisted calls to defund law enforcement.
City lawmakers passed the budget cut in an 11-4 vote on Wednesday evening, taking a sizable portion of the department’s total $24 million overtime fund and investing it into other “public safety” efforts, such as better public lighting in crime-ridden areas.
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