Organizers with the Austin Pride Foundation told The Austin American-Statesman that they host their festivities later in the summer so college stud

New laws will soon take effect and impact operations at Central Texas schools. AUSTIN, Texas - Tuesday, August 19, was the first day of the new school year for Austin ISD students. Some new laws will also soon take effect and impact operations.

The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to pass the redistricted maps.

A Texas lawmaker who slept in the House Chamber of the Texas Capitol Monday night filed a lawsuit shortly into her protest, according to online records.

Patrick is running for his fourth term as the lieutenant governor of Texas. He has been in the position since 2014.

A district judge ruled that Austin Community College, undocumented students and advocacy groups cannot join a federal lawsuit over the Texas Dream Act.

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The University of Texas System Board of Regents will be asked this week to approve a six-year contract extension for Del Conte, online records show. The extension would keep Del Conte, 57, with the Texas athletic department through 2036.

AUSTIN (KXAN)—Dolores Huerta, a labor and human rights activist, is in Austin this weekend, speaking out against Texas’ controversial congressional redistricting maps. Huerta, the 95-year-old co-founder of the United Farm Workers, will join Beto O’Rourke and Congressmen Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett at a rally at the Capitol on Saturday.