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Houston mayor delivers funds for 63 service revolvers at police cadet graduation, pledges to pursue improved retirement benefits
Summary
At a Houston police cadet graduation event, the mayor presented funds to buy 63 service revolvers, thanked recruits for public service and said he will push next year to improve retirement benefits; the police chief praised recruits and urged them to help recruit others.
Houston’s mayor presented funds to purchase 63 service revolvers and praised graduating police cadets at a city ceremony, and said he will seek improved retirement benefits for officers in upcoming negotiations.
The mayor, speaking at a police academy graduation event in Houston, told cadets he wanted to show appreciation for the sacrifices recruits and their families make and announced he had provided checks to cover 63 service revolvers so instructors could distribute them. The chief of police addressed the recruits as well, praising their discipline, urging them to help with recruiting and calling the job “a legacy thing.”
The mayor framed the presentation as a tangible show of support after years of talking…
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