Austin creates new office to oversee 911 calls, despite reservations from public safety officials

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Austin's City Council set aside more than $1 million for a new office overseeing the city's 911 call-taking system. The city's top public safety officials all opposed the measure.

— via KUT, Luz Moreno-Lozano

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