2021 Elections

The trial, at a courthouse just down the street from the site of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, is a milestone in the Capitol riot investigation.

Texas voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 6 on Tuesday in response to restrictions imposed on long-term care facilities during the pandemic.

The amendment emerged as a response to COVID-related bans on church services by large counties. It may be subject to lawsuits for violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

Mark Gleason will keep his Place 5 seat. The Place 6 race was extremely close: Jude Prather had just a handful of votes more than Mark Rockeymoore.

Voters approved one of three Leander ISD bond propositions; money will go toward updating technology.

Texans weighed in on everything from raffles at rodeos to government's ability to limit religious services.

The measure would have required the Austin Police Department to staff at least 2 officers per every 1,000 residents.

Austin voters decided on two propositions this election — one that would have set a mandatory police staffing level and one that will allow the city to "swap" one piece of land for another.

The higher turnout in the Austin area is likely due to Proposition A, which would require the city to hire hundreds more police officers. Voter turnout statewide, though, is down slightly from 2019.

Many police departments have adopted that ratio as protocol. But people who study policing say using a ratio to determine staffing is too simplistic.