ACL operator to cover cost of damage to Zilker Park, per agreement with city
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Texas voter registration deadline arrives as youth vote could sway Nov. 3 midterms
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The Receipts: Could you be one of the over a million Texans on the voter "suspense" list?
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Travis County’s $2.3B budget funds mental healthcare, natural disasters and another rail study
Tax dollars fund the county jail — the county’s biggest expense — plus the Sheriff’s Office, criminal and civil courts, staff salaries, roads, parks and the cost of putting on elections. MICHEAL MINASI/ KUT NEWS " data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincur...
Paige Ellis needed 3,044 signatures for a third term. She fell 62 short.
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Texas voter registration deadline coming up on Oct. 5
Texas voter registration deadline coming up on Oct. 5 KXAN Austin
Austin ISD’s budget strains as enrollment dips, transportation spending increases
Austin ISD Board Members Andrew Gonzales, District 6, Vice President, Lynn Boswell, District 5, President and Superintendent Matias Segura at the Austin Independent School District meeting in Austin, Texas on Thursday, March 26, 2026. LEILA SAIDANE FOR THE AUSTIN CURRENT " data-l...
Agriculture commissioner candidates each claim the other is ineligible
Agriculture commissioner candidates each claim the other is ineligible KXAN Austin
Older Texans highly motivated to vote, according to new poll
Older Texans highly motivated to vote, according to new poll KXAN Austin
Texas city council candidate who protested ICE shooting faces 'riot participation' charge
Texas city council candidate who protested ICE shooting faces 'riot participation' charge spectrumlocalnews.com
Exclusive: James Talarico launches multimillion-dollar ad campaign centered on Black voters
Exclusive: James Talarico launches multimillion-dollar ad campaign centered on Black voters thegrio.com
The last day to register to vote for the November election in Texas is Oct. 5
The last day to register to vote for the November election in Texas is Oct. 5 KUT
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and The University of Texas at Austin's TACC Back Occam Foundry Quantum Technology Campus
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and The University of Texas at Austin's TACC Back Occam Foundry Quantum Technology Campus EIN News
Travis County $2.3B budget boosts disaster reserves, housing as final vote nears
Travis County Administration Building in downtown Austin, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21, at 700 Lavaca Street. SAM STARK/ AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_6195-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> Travis County Commis...
Harris County tax fallout, Austin ICE shooting, Texas voter registration backlog, and more | What's Your Point?
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Texas city council candidate who protested ICE shooting faces ‘riot participation’ charge
Texas city council candidate who protested ICE shooting faces ‘riot participation’ charge WRBL
Some Circle C residents concerned about traffic impacts of proposed apartments
Austin City Council has approved two items related to a development in Circle C, near Kiker Elementary. Some residents are concerned about the traffic impacts....
Texas city council candidate who protested ICE faces riot charge
Texas city council candidate who protested ICE faces riot charge Dallas News
Austin-area counties race to process thousands of delayed voter registrations
Austin-area counties race to process thousands of delayed voter registrations kut.org
Texas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls
Texas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls Democracy Docket
State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears
State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears ABC13 Houston
No decision made on possible NHL expansion to Houston or Austin, Texas, after board discusses it
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State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears - ABC News
State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
After Texas DPS neglected tens of thousands of voter applications, Democrats demand an investigation
After Texas DPS neglected tens of thousands of voter applications, Democrats demand an investigation The Texas Tribune
No decision made on possible NHL expansion to Houston or Austin, Texas, after board discusses it - ABC News
No decision made on possible NHL expansion to Houston or Austin, Texas, after board discusses it ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Round Rock High School junior leads student voter registration drive
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Kyle adopts $437.8M budget, lowers property tax rate by 8.34%
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Liberty Hill removes Flock cameras after City Council votes to end program
Liberty Hill has removed all city-operated Flock Safety cameras after the City Council unanimously voted to end its use of the automated license plate recogniti...
Mike Morath could soon decide Austin ISD’s future. Here’s how he leads.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath speaks at Oak Run Middle School in New Braunfels on Aug. 14, 2026, as the state released its 2026 A-F accountability ratings. ERIC VYRN FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09...
Travis County homeowners could pay more for major mental health expansion
Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, on Sunday, Sept. 13 in East Austin. LIZ PAGANO/ AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_3074-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> Travis County commissioners will decide...
Morath pitches property tax relief plan as many Texas school districts face deficits
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath told Texas lawmakers that a key part of the state’s school finance system relies on projected property tax reven...
Austin ISD could lose elected board as early as January
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Hutto City Council votes to discontinue use of Flock cameras
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How Has Ed Sheeran Tour Chaos Affected Streaming Numbers for Macklemore, Other Openers & Ed Himself?
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Texas board adopts curriculum teaching Israel as ancestral homeland of the Jews
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Buda City Council approves $57M budget, raising property taxes and utility rates
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Could you be on Texas' voter suspense list without knowing it? Here's what to check
Texas voters have until October 5 to make sure their registration is up to date ahead of the November 3 general election. But more than a million voters are cur...
Are you a Texas voter in ’suspense’? Don’t freak out. You can still vote in November
Are you a Texas voter in ’suspense’? Don’t freak out. You can still vote in November KUT
Macklemore Donates $1M in Ed Sheeran Tour Earnings to Palestinian Aid, Calls on Robert Kraft to Match It
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Hays County commissioners approve funding for proposed $4.5M Axon contract
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McCombs MBA Students Help Austin Sunshine Camps With Expansion Efforts
The school’s Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellows are helping more local children create summer memories The post McCombs MBA Students Help Austin Sunshine Camps With Expansion Efforts appeared first on UT News ....
TX Republicans condemn Bo French's racist posts calling Asian students at UT a "problem"
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Mayor Kirk Watson wants parents to close two Austin schools to head off state takeover
Webb Middle School. ELI HARTMAN FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/010526_AISDFile_31-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> Mayor Kirk Watson is urging parents at two chronically failing schools to take an extraordina...
Voto Latino Foundation helps UT Austin students register to vote
Voto Latino Foundation helps UT Austin students register to vote KVUE
A voter’s guide to the 2026 midterm elections
A voter’s guide to the 2026 midterm elections TCU 360
National Voter Registration Day: What Texas voters need to know before the midterms
National Voter Registration Day: What Texas voters need to know before the midterms KVUE
Poll: Texas Voters Confident in State’s Economic Future - KLBJ-AM
Poll: Texas Voters Confident in State’s Economic Future KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX
An Austin ISD takeover could reverberate across the city
Mayor Kirk Watson during a city council meeting at city hall in Austin, Texas on Thursday, April 9, 2026. LEILA SAIDANE FOR THE AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260409_city-council_LS_02-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ss...
Mayor Kirk Watson honors ABoR with key to the city
Mayor Kirk Watson honors ABoR with key to the city Austin American-Statesman
Liberty Hill City Council votes unanimously to end Flock Safety contract
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Mayor proposes parent-led school closures to avoid Austin ISD state takeover
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is urging parents at two struggling Austin ISD middle schools to consider a difficult option: petitioning to close their campuses in an...
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson proposes parents ask for school closures to avoid state takeover
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is suggesting parents in two schools ask the state to close their campuses to avoid a state takeover of Austin ISD.
'Creates some real power' | Mayor Kirk Watson urges parents to consider school closures amid possible Austin ISD takeover
'Creates some real power' | Mayor Kirk Watson urges parents to consider school closures amid possible Austin ISD takeover kvue.com
Q&A: Texas land commissioner candidates on disaster recovery, border security, other priorities
Q&A: Texas land commissioner candidates on disaster recovery, border security, other priorities communityimpact.com
Mayor Watson's strategy to keep TEA out of AISD
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Meet the candidates running for Austin City Council District 5 | Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs
Meet the candidates running for Austin City Council District 5 | Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Community Impact
NHL expansion in Texas ‘not a done deal,’ says deputy commissioner
NHL expansion in Texas ‘not a done deal,’ says deputy commissioner The New York Times
As heat lingers, homeless pet owners face 'limited options' for relief
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Bastrop City Council votes unanimously to decommission Flock camera system
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Infrastructure improvements on track for northwest Austin rail station
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Central Health to Vote on Proposed Tax Increase
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner questions Trump plan to help cattle ranchers
Texas Agriculture Commissioner questions Trump plan to help cattle ranchers KXAN Austin
Texas poll: 51% strongly oppose license plate readers at public intersections
Texas voters are pushing back on license plate reader cameras as cities take action against the controversial systems.
Proposed revision of high school social studies standards sparks debate over Islam content
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled to vote on new social studies standards for high school students this Friday, Sept. 4.
Can $25 Million Win Over Black Voters in Texas? Talarico Bets Big as Election Day Nears
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At state education board, Texans debate how Islam should be portrayed in high school history classes
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State education board advances anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
State Board of Education members on Tuesday preliminarily approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, largely disregarding pleas fr...
Texas State Board of Education weighs new social studies wording on world history & Islam
Texas education leaders are poised to decide whether high school students will learn a revised version of world history that includes new language about the Sep...
Bastrop City Council to consider ending Flock Safety contract, cover cameras immediately
Bastrop City Council voted Tuesday night to immediately cover the city’s Flock Safety cameras and to consider terminating the contract with the company at its n...
Williamson County approves $712.9 million budget prioritizing public safety, cuts tax rate
The Williamson County Commissioners Court has approved the county's fiscal year 2026-2027 budget and set a lower tax rate, with officials saying the plan priori...
Austin City Council looks at e-moto regulations
Austin City Council looks at e-moto regulations FOX 7 Austin
Austin wants to keep hyperscale data centers out. City Council is speeding up the rules
The exterior of a data server hall at the Meta Temple Data Center on Industrial Boulevard in Temple, Texas on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. LEILA SAIDANE FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260722-Meta-Temple-Data-...
Austin City Council moves to make it easier to build fourplexes
Austin City Council moves to make it easier to build fourplexes KXAN Austin
Tarrant County commissioners approve cutting 92 Election Day polling sites
Tarrant County commissioners approve cutting 92 Election Day polling sites Spectrum News
Texas lifts screwworm restrictions in first infested zones
The Texas Animal Health Commission has lifted movement restrictions in the first areas designated as New World screwworm infested zones, the agency said Monday....
Poll: Texas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Healthcare Price Transparency
Poll: Texas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Healthcare Price Transparency KLBJ-AM
Austin City Council unanimously moves forward with new data center regulations
Austin City Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday directing city staff to develop new regulations for data centers, including the possibility of ba...
Austin City Council grants historic landmark zoning to Bethany Cemetery in East Austin
Nearly 50 years after the first push for City recognition, Austin City Council has approved historic landmark zoning for Bethany Cemetery in East Austin.The six...
Paige Ellis’ petition to seek third Austin City Council term falls short 62 signatures
Paige Ellis, District 8 City Council Member, was looking to run for a third term on the council. Her petition to do so was rejected by the Austin City Clerk. MICHAEL MINASI/ KUT NEWS " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/download-35.web...
State Board of Ed looks at social studies
State Board of Ed looks at social studies FOX 7 Austin
East Austin’s Bethany Cemetery seeks long-awaited historical recognition
Austin's first all-black cemetery is still awaiting recognition first sought from the City nearly 50 years ago. Austin City Council may end that wait in a discu...
Texas could strip power from Austin ISD trustees. Why would anyone run for the school board?
Drawings and affirmations are seen in a classroom at the Freedom School in Austin, Texas, on July 16, 2026. KAYLEE GREENLEE FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/KCG_FreedomSchool-15-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" />...
Austin council moves to regulate standards, protocols for inspection, remediation of mold
Mold can cause a variety of health issues, which is why city council members introduced and adopted a resolution to "establish regulations related to mold, including standards and protocols for the inspection and remediation of mold."...
Austin council members move forward on data center regulations
Austin city council members voted to regulate the development of data centers in the city.
Pflugerville City Council denies new agreement with Flock Safety
Pflugerville city leaders cut ties with Flock in Tuesday's council meeting following the discovery that nearly 380 unauthorized agencies had access to Pflugervi...
Austin City Council grants historic landmark status to city's first African American cemetery
Austin City Council grants historic landmark status to city's first African American cemetery KVUE
Why Austin's mayor voted 'no' on restructuring 911, the city budget
On this episode of Inside Austin's Agenda, KXAN Investigator Grace Reader sat down with Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to talk about data center regulation, his recent "no" vote on the budget and his disapproval of the plan to restructure the city's 911 communication center....
Austin City Council to weigh data center regulations, possible ban in work session
Austin City Council members are preparing to begin a formal push to regulate — and potentially prohibit — large-scale data centers within the city limits, with...
City council designates Austin Public Library a 'Book Safe Harbor'
It comes a week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick held a press conference calling for the removal of certain books from public schools.
Paige Ellis seeks a third term on Austin City Council. It’s rare, but not unprecedented
Austin City Council Member Paige Ellis submitted a petition to seek a third term on the council. If approved, she will be the third and final candidate in the District 8 race. MANOO SIRIVELU FOR KUT NEWS " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/20...
Austin City Council weighs data center regulations, some council members want ban
Council members Vanessa Fuentes, José Velásquez, Ryan Alter, Mike Siegel and Zo Qadri said they want a ban on data centers in Austin.
Jonestown issues boil water notice due to low water pressure and water outages
A boil water notice was issued for Community Public Water Systems in Jonestown Sunday.Due to low water pressure and water outages, the Texas Commission on Envi...
Council Member Paige Ellis falls short of signatures needed to secure place on ballot
Austin City Council Member Paige Ellis' petition to run for a third term was rejected by the City Clerk.
Who’s winning the money race? See how every Austin City Council candidate stacks up
Austin City Hall on April 9, 2026. LEILA SAIDANE FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260409_city-council_LS_22-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> Austin’s first major campaign finance reports of the election cycle...
Paige Ellis' petition to seek third Austin City Council term falls short by 62 signatures
Paige Ellis' petition to seek third Austin City Council term falls short by 62 signatures KUT
Why run for AISD school board amid TEA takeover?
Why run for AISD school board amid TEA takeover? Austin Current
Austin City Council to discuss data center regulations
Austin currently doesn't have a regulatory framework for data centers, so City Council plans to update the city code to address this.
Francesca Ortiz case: Family of woman killed in South Austin speak out, want answers
A family is hoping a new billboard along I-35 will help bring them answers in a South Austin murder.
Texas adds 1,600 jobs in July as private-sector employment grows
According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas added 1,600 nonfarm jobs in July, while employment increased from June across the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston metro areas....
Georgetown ISD board calls November election to fund teacher, staff pay raises
The Georgetown ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to call an operations funding election that will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, asking voters to approve ad...
Austin ISD opens school amid takeover threat, bus changes and lingering uncertainty
High school students board the bus at the Baranoff Elementary School bus hub in Austin ISD for the first day of school, Aug. 18, 2026. LEILA SAIDANE FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260818_LS_firstdayofschool_0...
Austin City Council considers new rules for large data centers
Austin City Council considers new rules for large data centers KVUE
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller: Some Texas Republicans will lose in November due to rural voter outrage
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller: Some Texas Republicans will lose in November due to rural voter outrage Texas Public Radio | TPR
Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Texas House District 49 in November’s election
Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Texas House District 49 in November’s election Community Impact
Big Bend border wall debate heads to Austin as advocates urge protection of land
Texans from across the state traveled to Austin on Wednesday to urge Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners to protect public land in the Big Bend region as the...
Trump administration pauses border construction in Big Bend National Park
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said Monday he was "pausing all construction activity" in the West Texas park ahead of a visit to the region this week. Scott's visit comes after two weeks of public outcry over images of bulldozers and other heavy mach...
Austin’s property tax rate reaches highest level in a decade after city budget vote
Homes in the Clarksville neighborhood on June 15, 2025 in Austin, Texas. SERGIO FLORES FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC_8705-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1" /> Austin’s property tax rate has reached its highe...
Firm says Austin-San Antonio passenger rail line viable, for $13.5 billion
A county-commissioned study into the feasibility of a 125 mph passenger rail line connecting Austin and San Antonio released Thursday morning, and shows that the project appears sound from an engineering perspective....
Special election set to replace Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell, who resigned for Pentagon post
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday set a special election to replace former Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell for Election Day after the five-term Granbury Republican resigned...
Taylor Planning Commission tables data center proposal for 90 days after pushback
A proposed data center development near Taylor has been put on hold for 90 days after residents packed City Hall and urged city leaders to stop what they see as...
