In a Deep-Blue City, Will Locals Get Tough on Crime?
Austin district attorney candidate Jeremy Sylestine knocks on doors with his family ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. (Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Free Press)
Crime in Austin has soared under a progressive district attorney. On Tuesday, Democrats will decide: Is it time to put a moderate in charge?
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AUSTIN, TX — Early last December, a billionaire named Daniel Lubetzky, who had moved to Austin, Texas, from New York City during the pandemic, hosted a meeting of civic leaders and businesspeople in the city. The number one subject on everyone’s mind was Austin’s troubling crime rate.
According to FBI crime statistics, as of October 2023, crime was high…
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