Although Central Texas has not been subjected to the numbers of immigration raids and sweeps by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that have been seen along the border with Mexico, or the ...

Did the City of Austin “defund” the police? Did it cut its police budget by 5 percent or by one-third? What’s the truth behind these conflicting claims? Those are hot-button issues that play into the ...

District 10 incumbent Council Member Alison Alter is running for reelection against five opponents and stands ready to defend her record of accomplishments since first elected in 2016. “It is good for ...

Jimmy Flannigan has a long history of avoiding financial responsibility and he isn’t the small business owner he claims in campaign material Jimmy Flannigan serves on the City Council’s Audit and ...

Kirk Watson, the highest-profile Democrat running to be Austin’s next mayor, has long ago been there, done that, and yet he wants another crack at leading city government. Which raises the question: ...

Two long-time members of the Travis County Commissioners Court face progressive challengers this year in the Democratic primary scheduled for March 1 st, with early voting available through February ...

Although Central Texas has not been subjected to the numbers of immigration raids and sweeps by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that have ...

During the 2019-2020 Democratic presidential primary, a handful of candidates backed the idea of paying reparations to the African-American descendants of slaves. Joe Biden was lukewarm on the idea, ...

The theatre was full at the Austin Film Society cinema last Monday evening as director Steve Mims presented his new documentary project The Magic Hole: An Austin Convention Center Expansion ...

Right now local voters are of course focused on the Super Tuesday primary elections of March 5 th, but another election two months later should be of interest to all Travis County property owners. On ...

This chart shows the eight Austin city managers who served over the past half-century. Council members make policy. The city manager’s job is to implement those policies. A great city manager can get ...

A Travis County court issued a ruling to halt the use of future property taxes to subsidize luxury development of 118 acres of land within the South Center Waterfront District. The plan approved by ...