Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Launches Street Takeover Task Force

By Annie Gimbel, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 23, 2023

AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott launched a statewide street takeover task force to tackle the issue facing many North Texas cities, including Dallas, Fort Worth and most recently Austin.

On Thursday, Feb. 23, Gov. Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to address the dangerous street takeovers happening across Texas.

"These street takeovers put the lives of Texans and Texas law enforcement officers at risk," said DPS Director Steven McCraw in a release. "We are seeing fireworks fired at officers in crowds, lasers pointed at aircraft, drivers driving upwards of 130 miles per hour with no lights on in the dark of night – all of it is reckless, and it needs to be stopped."

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