Policy change at HPD?

Its 2009 and the recession seems to have caught up big time with the Houston Police. No longer you see the cop cars patrolling the roads to maintain L&O. Its more of car cops hidden behind street dumpsters or prowling at roadside parking lots or street intersections, all waiting for unsuspecting drivers to make a small mistake and earn the quick buck. The state funding seems to be frozen in this credit crunch and it looks like the poor tax payer is going to bear the brunt of financing the HPD. Be careful my friends, traffic tickets are being issued for 5mph exceedence!