Politics
Local government, city council, state legislature, and elections coverage for Austin and Central Texas.
- Austin and UT publish Resilient Austin Playbook to guide city climate resilience efforts
- Austin City Council to consider $600 million increase for Walnut Creek wastewater expansion
- Austin City Council approves ordinance limiting excessive vehicle engine noise
- Austin families in Dubai receiving help from Congressman Doggett as Middle East conflict expands
- David McDonald Leads Early Returns in Republican Primary for Williamson County Precinct 2 Commissioner
- Eight Democrats compete for Texas House District 49 seat representing UT and West Campus
- Kyle and Buda plan regional animal care facility as San Marcos contract winds down
- City Council to consider ordinance giving police power to cite drivers for loud engine noise
- Austin City Council to vote Thursday on expanding Camp Esperanza in east Austin
- Early voting opens for Texas primaries; students in Travis County can vote at campus sites and nearby locations
- Four Candidates Vie for Travis County Commissioner Precinct 2, Emphasize Immigration, Environment and Housing Goals
- Federal judge blocks Texas attorney general from dissolving Jolt Initiative Inc.
- TxDOT says no structural issues with Highway 290 flyover after viral photo of apparent crack
- Travis County district attorney joins coalition to prosecute federal agents who break state law
- UT Austin works to ensure students can reach campus ballot box ahead of March primary
- City of Austin Refuses Compensation Claim From Firefighter Suzanne LaFollette at Pretrial Hearing
- Leander will locate City Hall inside Northline development as the project's first office tenant
- Austin moves to rezone 374 acres of UT-owned land near The Domain for life sciences and medical center use
- Travis County extends license for Bee Cave Transfer Station Eco Depot, keeping facility open
- Travis County Judge Rules for City of Austin in Legal Challenge to New Convention Center
- Texas appeals court lets Planned Parenthood affiliates continue lawsuit over Heartbeat Act
- Gov. Abbott directs Texas public universities and state agencies to stop sponsoring H-1B workers pending federal approval
- Jose "Chito" Vela named Austin mayor pro tem effective Jan. 1
- Hays County to open warming center as winter storm approaches Central Texas
- Bee Cave will move emergency dispatch services from Lakeway to Marble Falls
- Travis County tax assessor declines to apply Texas DMV ID rules for vehicle registration
- President Trump Seeks Talks to Acquire Greenland, UT Austin Expert Notes U.S. History of Buying Territories
- New East Austin playground has no designated parking, forcing families to cross busy Springdale Road
- City of Austin launches Spanish-language option for 3-1-1 mobile app
- Kyle and Buda councils to vote on joint agreement with Hays County to build animal shelter
- Austin holds first community Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in two years
- ICE detainee taken to hospital in Kyle; local officials say they were not notified of the operation
- Travis County urges residents to mail tax payments and voter registrations early amid USPS postmark delays
- Austin mother and her 5-year-old U.S. citizen deported to Honduras after police handed them to federal agents
- Austin leaders press APD for answers after 911 call led to ICE custody and deportation
- Austin firefighter with nearly 20 years of service diagnosed with stage four uterine cancer, contests denied workers' compensation
- Austin City Council pushes APD to reduce ICE encounters while constrained by state law
- Austin Police to Revise ICE Cooperation Policy After Mother and Daughter Detention
- Austin City Council moves to start a citywide audit of operations and spending