As Austin police take budget cuts, why not Travis sheriff’s office?

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Sunday's Top Story [As Austin police take budget cuts, why not Travis sheriff s office?]( [As Austin police take budget cuts, why not Travis sheriff’s office?]( As the Austin Police Department prepares to absorb funding cuts and the loss of its downtown headquarters, another area law enforcement agency that spends more than $180 million per year in taxpayer money saw its budget stay mostly intact: the Travis County sheriff's office. [Read More »]( Local News [Travis County reports 4 more COVID deaths, 81 new cases]( [Travis County reports 4 more COVID deaths, 81 new cases]( Austin-Travis County health officials on Saturday reported that 81 more people in the area have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total to 25,640. 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