A nonprofit has asked a court to block the Austin City Council from voting Thursday on a five-year, $218-million deal with the city's police union.
Equity Action, the group that pushed for the voter-approved Austin Police Oversight Act, said the language of the contract is ambiguous and it doesn't fully address the measure. It asked a state district judge for a temporary restraining order preventing the vote.
Equity Action specifically took issue with the contract's language surrounding so-called "G-files," previously confidential employment files concerning police officer discipline. City staff has said the contract language complies with a court order to release those files.
