DPS confirmed the news in a statement Thursday afternoon, citing the situation at the Texas-Mexico border as a potential reason for the move:
“The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) remains committed to working alongside our partners, and we are proud of the results that the Austin Violent Crimes Task Force (AVCTF) was able to produce in such a short time. However, due to the ever changing situation along our southern border, DPS is deploying additional resources to the area and will be ending the AVCTF as of Dec. 23, 2023.”
The partnership received both praise and complaints from members of the community, but one complaint regarding a trooper pointing a gun at a man and his 10-year-old son during a traffic stop in South Austin appeared to be the catalyst for the suspension.
“After we’ve done a lot of calibration, we’ve listened to the public and we decided that it was an appropriate time,” Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said at the time of the suspension.
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