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From the Austin Monitor: Don Zimmerman, one of the city’s most controversial City Council members, conceded to challenger Jimmy Flannigan yesterday after…

The House Intelligence Committee has resumed its pas de deux of dueling documents. Republicans fired first with a report on Monday.

In Texas, where the hourly minimum wage is $7.25, a student who has children would need to work as much as 64 hours per week to afford college and child care expenses, according to a new report.

Incumbent Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian was accused of corruption and carrying water for industry in the GOP primary for Texas' top oil and gas regulator. He faces Sarah Stogner in a runoff May 24.

Tax Cap Added for Historic Homes; Exemption Increased for Elderly, DisabledTravis County Commissioners voted to add a cap on historical tax exemptions.…

Ovidia Molina, president of the Texas State Teachers Association, said she wants lawmakers to use part of the state’s budget surplus to increase school funding.

Sentencing Set in High Profile Investment Scheme CaseThe Associated Press reports sentencing is set for today for the former CEO of an Austin-based…

A day after issuing a dire warning about COVID-19 hospitalizations in the area if people don’t take protective measures, Austin’s top doctor said…

The agreement by the budget committee chairmen is no grand bargain. It's more like a minibargain. All the really hard stuff was sidestepped because the ideological rift between Washington Democrats and Republicans made it impossible to include those items.