Abbott cancels $1.5 million in criminal justice grants for Travis County

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Greg Abbott is carrying out a promise, effective immediately, to withhold state grant money administered by his office to Travis County because of a new jail policy related to immigration, his office told the American-Statesman on Wednesday.

“This morning, the governor’s office is canceling all currently active Travis County criminal justice grants,” Abbott spokesman John Wittman said.

So far, the state has paid only about $300,000 of $1.8 million to the county, so the loss will total about $1.5 million.

The grants support projects such as family violence education and a special court for veterans.

Abbott’s announcement comes as Sheriff Sally Hernandez enacts a new policy Wednesday under which she will detain inmates on behalf of federal immigration officials only when they are charged with murder, sexual assault and human smuggling.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/abbott-cancels-million-criminal-justice-grants-for-travis/iX4p28qylrW5sFnz5bShJI/

[BillyBobBrilliant]

1. This might be a good thing

if it succeeds in getting that c**ksucking hypocrite voted out of office. I think one of the Castro twins would be an excellent choice.