The state legislature must appropriate $16 billion in federal aid and mayors of 13 cities have their own ideas about how it should be spent.
A district resident filed a complaint against the district seeking a restraining order to prevent the enforcement of rules that he calls viewpoint discrimination.
Tensions between board members interwove otherwise commonplace discussions about requiring masks in school.
Chacon has played a leading role in Austin's efforts to "reimagine" its police department since taking over on an interim basis in March.
Israel has been rumored to be mulling a run for Austin mayor in 2022, and this announcement brings her another step closer.
Harris County Deputies’ Organization officials and lawyers describe dismal conditions in an out-of-control jail with alleged rampant drug use and frequent assaults against both staff and inmates.
The city transit and police departments both weathered proposals to lower the tax rate by cutting their budgets.
While school tension over masks is hardly new, the district's fight comes during its first recent F rating, a lawsuit, and serious claims.
As the county grapples with a daunting case backlog and a jail at capacity, violent suspects released on bond continue to pose challenges for public safety.
County Judge Glen Whitley supports a $50 payment to incentivize Tarrant County residents to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, but other commissioners aren’t so sure.
A day after briefing the city on its all-time record homicide total, the Austin Police Department announced another homicide.
Calling Harris County’s bail system “broken,” Abbott signed a new bail reform law in Houston and criticized progressive judges for releasing violent suspects.
The City of Taylor and Williamson County announced their support for the project at a joint meeting on Wednesday.
Although the county has already paid $539,000, a firestorm of controversy over a contract awarded to a well-connected Democrat has prompted county Judge Hidalgo to agree to seek cancellation.
After toxicology reports exonerated his wife, Allen West said her "honor and reputation should have never been assailed.”
Southlake’s mayor says his city is committed to fiscal responsibility, leading it to lower its tax rate while maintaining the highest homestead exemption allowed by state law.
Naskila Gaming has been in an ongoing legal battle with the State of Texas since the destination opened five years ago.
Newly released documents show a $7 million bid was scored more highly, but Hidalgo’s office intervened to instead give nearly $11 million to a politically connected firm at a higher cost.
In his penultimate State of the City address as mayor, Steve Adler broadsided his political opponents, blaming them for misrepresenting the condition of Austin.
A new report from District Attorney Kim Ogg says that bail reform has led to declining community safety and disintegration of the purpose of bail reform.
