You get a vote on police budget changes that could affect safety in your neighborhood. This law doesn't directly change your household budget but gives you more say in how your tax dollars are spent on law enforcement.
$30,000-$60,000
You get a vote on police budget decisions that might impact your family's safety and your property taxes. The law protects police funding levels, which could help maintain services in your area.
$60,000-$100,000
You gain voting power over police budget changes that could affect your neighborhood safety and property values. Since you likely pay more in property taxes, you get more direct input on how those tax dollars support law enforcement.
Over $100,000
You get voting rights on police budget decisions that could impact your property values and neighborhood safety. As a higher property tax payer, this gives you more control over how your significant tax contributions fund law enforcement.
What you can do right now
Your voice carries more weight when it comes from the people a policy affects.
A.J. LouderbackTexas State Representative, District 30
HB 192 is a Texas state law that affects large counties. Counties with more than 3.3 million people must hold a public vote before cutting law enforcement budgets or moving police funding. The law protects sheriff and constable offices from having their money taken away without voter permission. This gives our communities a say in how law enforcement is funded.
