(The Center Square) – The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the city of Austin for potentially discriminatory employment practices as a new independent initiative has begun tracking the city’s “rogue criminals, prosecutors, and politicians.
At issue is the city of Austin’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, Equity Division, which states that it “works across all City departments . . . to build capacity and leadership in working from a racial equity lens.”
The Equity Division publicly promotes city guidance recommending “clear racial equity expectations regarding hiring,” applying “stronger racial equity criteria to the design and execution of executive-level searches,” and using “racial equity tools” that are “designed to integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions, including policies, practices, programs and budgets,” according to its website…