Gov. Greg Abbott sends more state police to patrol Austin after city leaders call for end to partnership

Texas Department of Public Safety vehicles at the Texas Capitol in 2018. Austin officials asked state troopers to help patrol city streets this year amid a shortage of officers and growing response times to emergency calls. (Credit: John Jordan/The Texas Tribune)

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Gov. Greg Abbott is sending 30 additional Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to continue patrolling Austin, even though city leaders ended a widely criticized partnership in which state troopers helped local police hampered by staffing shortages.