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More money allocated to city's drink-spiking test strip program
Summary by The Austin Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Brianna Hollis , as published by KXAN Local
· August 27, 2026
· 1 min read
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As part of a city budget amendment sponsored by Council Member Vanessa Fuentes (District 2), the redirected a portion of consultant spending to Austin's Sip Safely program, an initiative that provides drink spiking test strips to businesses.
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What is this story about? As part of a city budget amendment sponsored by Council Member Vanessa Fuentes (District 2), the redirected a portion of consultant spending to Austin's Sip Safely program, an initiative that provides drink spiking test strips to businesses.
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