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🚓 APD Is Changing Its Rules on Contacting Feds

Austin Police Department is reviewing its orders and will update its policy to require officers to get permission from their supervisors to wait for federal agents to complete an arrest. Officers have always been able to use their discretion when deciding to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, Chief Lisa Davis said. [Austin American-Statesman]

🪧 Protests Have Erupted Across Central Texas After ICE Shooting

Protesters have flooded the Austin area, including Round Rock, Cedar Park, and Pflugerville, after Renee Macklin Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minnesota last week, resulting in the arrests of several people. Protests will likely continue. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

📈 Texas Wants To Hike Hemp Licensing Fees by 10,000%

The Texas Department of State Health Services wants to increase the licensing fees to operate a hemp retail space from $150 to $20,000 per location. Hemp manufacturers would also have to pay an annual fee of $25,000 instead of $250, according to the proposal. [Community Impact]