March 30, 2016

Texas governor defends state police help in troubled Dallas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defended offering Dallas help from state police as the nation's ninth-largest city grapples with a dramatic spike in homicides and local officers balk at reassigned shifts to get violent crimes under control.

Dallas police this week reported a 75 percent ...

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