Space Day Texas at State Capitol celebrates 25 years of the International Space Station
Space Day Texas will be held on March 25 at the Texas Capitol, featuring exhibits from NASA and various aerospace companies.
Texas House bill to create 'District of Austin' laughed down in committee
The bill, authored by State Rep. Briscoe Cain, would have allowed the state to amend or repeal laws, ordinances and policies ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
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Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination
Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials ...
5 dead, 11 injured after 17-vehicle pileup in Austin; Suspect in custody
The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday in the southbound lanes of I-35 between Howard Lane and Parmer Lane, about 10 miles north of the Texas Capitol building. Austin police said 17 vehicles were ...
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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 ...
Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.”.
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5 dead, 11 injured after 17-vehicle pileup in Austin; Suspect in custody
The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday in the southbound lanes of I-35 between Howard Lane and Parmer Lane, about 10 miles north of the Texas Capitol building. Austin police said 17 vehicles ...
Austin real estate guru Charles Heimsath, 'consummate professional,' dies at 74
"When Charles spoke, all eyes and ears took in every word and number that came from his computer." -- Austin real estate ...