Travis County District Judge Catherine Mauzy last Thursday issued an order that bars the City of Austin from collecting taxes from Lost Creek property owners in 2025 and 2026.  The court order ...

Primary election to shape Travis County’s five-member governing body Two long-time members of the Travis County Commissioners Court face progressive challengers this year in the Democratic primary ...

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 ...

Part 1 in a series: Kirk Watson wants the job that he resigned from 21 years ago to run for Texas attorney general This is a story about Kirk Watson, not me, but readers should know that nobody ...

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 ...

He served more than four years 1997-2001 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 ...

Home City of Austin Boards and Commissions Battle raging over Zilker Park’s future triggers skirmish over commissioners’ conduct ...

Ashika Ganguly and Marc Duchen are the first two candidates running to succeed District 10 Council Member Alison Alter.

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 ...

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 ...

Travis Central Appraisal District’s Board of Directors on September 5 th committed a blatant violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). The board voted 7-1 to countersue 23 Travis County ...

Two factors have sparked renewed debate around the cost of Project Connect, the light rail and commuter bus project approved by Austin voters in 2020. The first is a draft law in the legislature, HB ...