Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday said he was sending 30 additional state troopers to Austin after city officials, with the blessing of Mayor Kirk Watson, suspended its partnership over a controversial traffic stop.
The Republican governor said he had deployed 30 additional Texas Department of Public Safety troopers "to protect and serve the city of Austin."
The latest deployment, Abbott noted, brings the number of state troopers in Austin to 130.
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