Michiel Noe voted against it because of that high cost, stating there was still a free option, which was having the Texas Department of Public Safety handle all of the testingNoe also objected to the City paying for the entire cost and not involving the County, which he said also benefits from crime lab services.District Attorney Jaime Esparza said sending testing to DPS takes longer and the majority of his drug cases come from within the city, while the county shares other… [read post]