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The budget City Council passed last week relies on revenue from increased property taxes, which must be approved by voters this fall. A lawsuit alleges ballot language for the tax rate election intentionally misleads voters.
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On Monday, House Democrats announced they were back in Austin. With their return, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature will likely move quickly to pass a new map of the state’s congressional districts.
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Gaps in natural gas regulation could leave the state vulnerable to another winter storm related blackout.
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Some 80,000 people will be back on the roads each weekday as classes resume at the Austin Independent School District. These are the times when it will be worse.
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About 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol on Saturday to protest President Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.S. House.
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Adam Chow, along with his 4-year-old granddaughter Astrid Fung, and Rosa Martinez Machuca were killed in what police have described as a "random attack."
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The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after leaving the state to block the passage of a new GOP-friendly congressional map.
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Thirty-four panels from the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are on display at First Baptist Church of Austin from Aug. 16 to 24.
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The Texas Education Agency published delayed A-F ratings at TXschools.gov on Friday. Austin ISD has more A campuses and fewer Fs than it did before.
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City Council will ask voters to approve a higher tax rate to help pay for homelessness services, parks and public safety.