Until the needle moves, the office is reduced to little more than a receptacle for complaints against officers where rigorous follow-up – the heart of effective civilian oversight – is all but impossible. (photos by John Anderson) Austin voters overwhelmingly supported the Austin Police Oversight Act in the May 6 election. It could, as one City Council member put it, create one of the strongest systems of civilian police oversight in the nation. So, when's that going to happen? It's a little complicated.

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