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At state education board, Texans debate how Islam should be portrayed in high school history classes
Sep 4 · Community Impact
Austin City Council looks at e-moto regulations
Sep 3 · FOX 7 Austin
Texas poll: 51% strongly oppose license plate readers at public intersections
Sep 3 · CBS Austin
Proposed revision of high school social studies standards sparks debate over Islam content
Sep 3 · CBS Austin
State education board advances anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
Sep 2 · CBS Austin
Texas State Board of Education weighs new social studies wording on world history & Islam
Sep 2 · CBS Austin
Bastrop City Council to consider ending Flock Safety contract, cover cameras immediately
Sep 2 · CBS Austin
Williamson County approves $712.9 million budget prioritizing public safety, cuts tax rate
Sep 1 · CBS Austin
Austin wants to keep hyperscale data centers out. City Council is speeding up the rules
Aug 28 · Austin Current
Austin City Council moves to make it easier to build fourplexes
Sep 3 · KXAN Austin
Tarrant County commissioners approve cutting 92 Election Day polling sites
Sep 2 · Spectrum News
Texas lifts screwworm restrictions in first infested zones
Aug 31 · CBS Austin
Federal government allows return of U.S. citizen deported after stop in Fredericksburg
Aug 31 · CBS Austin
Poll: Texas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Healthcare Price Transparency
Sep 1 · KLBJ-AM
Austin City Council unanimously moves forward with new data center regulations
Aug 29 · CBS Austin
Austin City Council grants historic landmark zoning to Bethany Cemetery in East Austin
Aug 28 · CBS Austin
Paige Ellis’ petition to seek third Austin City Council term falls short 62 signatures
Aug 25 · Austin Current
State Board of Ed looks at social studies
Sep 1 · FOX 7 Austin
East Austin’s Bethany Cemetery seeks long-awaited historical recognition
Aug 27 · CBS Austin
Texas could strip power from Austin ISD trustees. Why would anyone run for the school board?
Aug 25 · Austin Current
Austin council moves to regulate standards, protocols for inspection, remediation of mold
Aug 27 · KXAN Local
Austin council members move forward on data center regulations
Aug 27 · KXAN Local
Pflugerville City Council denies new agreement with Flock Safety
Aug 26 · CBS Austin
Austin City Council grants historic landmark status to city's first African American cemetery
Aug 28 · KVUE
Why Austin's mayor voted 'no' on restructuring 911, the city budget
Aug 27 · KXAN Local
Austin City Council to weigh data center regulations, possible ban in work session
Aug 25 · CBS Austin
City council designates Austin Public Library a 'Book Safe Harbor'
Aug 26 · KXAN Local
Paige Ellis seeks a third term on Austin City Council. It’s rare, but not unprecedented
Aug 20 · Austin Current
Austin City Council weighs data center regulations, some council members want ban
Aug 25 · KXAN Local
Jonestown issues boil water notice due to low water pressure and water outages
Aug 23 · CBS Austin

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