State to oversee APD DNA lab when it reopens

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After closing down last summer the Austin Police Department’s DNA lab is set to reopen with some major changes.
Assistant Chief Troy Gay said a proposed deal would see the state oversee day-to-day operations.
The Department of Public Safety Capital Area Regional Lab will receive $800 thousand a year from the city of Austin.
Austin could be without a DNA lab for two years, police say
APD would have no oversight or management of the lab.
City Council is set to take