City, county get more than $500,000 to cover Twin Peaks shootout costs
Local entities will get more than half a million dollars in outside money to cover costs associated with last year’s deadly Twin Peaks shootout in Waco, officials said.
McLennan County has accepted a state grant of more than $268,000, and the city has gotten an almost $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
County commissioners will meet Tuesday to officially accept the state money.
County staff had applied for a grant from the state’s County Essential Services Program. It offers reimbursements of costs a county incurs for the investigation or prosecution of capital murder or crimes committed because of bias or prejudice, according to the governor’s website.
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