NAACP challenges Austin mayor on budget, institutional racism

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Members of the Austin NAACP challenged city Mayor Steve Adler and other city leaders on their proposed budget Thursday morning.
The civil rights group said the city’s financial blue print does not allocate enough money to fund initiatives designed to revitalize Austin’s predominantly African-American neighborhoods, like east Austin.
“The resources required to revitalize the ‘Spirit of East Austin’ and [Adler’s] subsequent ‘Task Forc