Politics

Local government, city council, state legislature, and elections coverage for Austin and Central Texas.

• 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