Committee hears Texas House bill that would create 'District of Austin'
House Bill 274, filed by State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park), was first announced in December and would allow the state to ...
Why an East Texas lawmaker wants to name I-35 through Austin after President Donald Trump
Austin is not exactly Trump country, so it naming a major, but troubled, highway through the city could send a mixed ...
East Texas lawmaker proposes renaming highway after President Trump
An East Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to rename a portion of a major Texas highway in honor of former President Donald ...
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A Texas GOP lawmaker wants a state takeover of Austin but can't offer specifics on how it would work
The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.
Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out
State lawmakers offered up tributes to the late Houston mayor, congressman and former Texas House member ahead of his memorial on Saturday.
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El Paso ice cream shop opens new location in Texas State Capitol
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso-based ice cream shop has opened its newest location in the Texas State Capitol. Gozo’s Ice Cream’s is now available in Austin in the office of state Rep.
Former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner lies in honor at Texas State Capitol
A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...
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Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state's abortion ban
FILE - Texas State Sen. Bryan Hughes , R - Mineola, speaks in favor of his anti-abortion Senate Bill 8 in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Jay Janner/Austin American ...