Austin City Council can rest easy: Texas isn't going to take over the capital city.

The money would have gone to help finish the Waterloo Greenway and to projects that help domestic violence survivors and people transitioning out of homelessness.

The move may signal a reconsideration of how prominently the city should promote local artists in major public spaces.

The federal agency said staffing shortages were to blame for the temporary ground stop.

The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.

The spoken word poet and theater artist will document the city's big moments through poetry. Miller will serve a two-year term promoting literacy and the arts in Austin.

The National Weather Service says weather doesn't usually cause wildfires; it's dry and windy conditions that can cause a fire to quickly spread.

SXSW will be two days shorter and not feature a dedicated music weekend. The festival brings in thousands of people and millions of dollars to Austin each year.

The Crabapple Fire has burned more than 9,700 acres north of Fredericksburg and is now 65% contained as of 11:13 a.m. Monday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Davis said as the number of officers increases, her top priorities are getting more of them on patrol and increasing traffic enforcement across the city. She hopes to reduce vacancies to about 40 officers by the end of 2027.