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 ...
Bill aims to expand DPS Capitol patrols in downtown Austin
A bill lawmakers have discussed this month could could expand the patrol area for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s ...
Glass falls from downtown Austin building again, closing street
More glass has fallen from a building under construction in downtown Austin, prompting another street closure Saturday evening.
Interpretive marker unveiled at Walsh Boat Landing on Lake Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — On Sunday, a new commemorative marker was unveiled at the Walsh Boat Landing near the Tom Miller Dam on Lake ...
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Committee hears Texas House bill that would create 'District of Austin'
AUSTIN, Texas — Lawmakers in the Texas Capitol are discussing a proposal ... "From carjackings, to open drug use blocks from this very building, the failures of Austin city government have ...
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
The 2025 bill follows SB 6’s restrictions on bathrooms applying to state and county-owned facilities like the Texas Capitol, public schools or agency buildings. The bill would also extend to ...
'Life begins at 70': After decades in Austin music scene, Daniel Michael David takes lead
Austin musician Daniel Michael David played in first gig in 1965. It's been day jobs and night gigs ever since, but now he is ...
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Texas’ DEI debate centers on disagreement over whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination
Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials ...
After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic
Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.
After years of record growth, Texas clean energy faces challenges in Washington and at home
Texas could lose the most clean energy investment and jobs of any state if the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress turn ...
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Texas faculty testify against bills to screen universities’ curriculum for “ideological” bias
Lawmakers say several bills under consideration Thursday would “address the unchecked authority of faculty.” They would ...