Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Over a year after its homeless ordinance change, the City of Austin and its residents are still reeling from the repercussions as the city digs its heels in on the policy.
While progressive activists lobby for extensive police reforms and budget cuts, Austin's homicide rate increase from 2019 to 2020 is the highest among America's 15 most populated cities.
Tesla will open a new factory in Texas, having been offered about $60 million in tax cuts in return for building a $1 billion facility.
The decision from the Texas Supreme Court leaves in place a ruling from an appellate court that found Austin's paid sick leave ordinance unconstitutional.
Calls for defunding police departments are gaining traction across the country, including in some of Texas' most prominent cities.
Over the weekend, protests and riots spread across America over the death of George Floyd. Austin was one of a number of Texas cities that experienced the wave.
After the weekend's protests and riots in response to George Floyd's death, community members spent time cleaning up the damage on Austin's 6th Street.
The new facial covering requirement, from which the homeless are currently exempted, extends through May 8.
Austin was among the first cities in Texas to issue shelter-in-place ordinances to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Here is a collection of photos documenting the impact on the city.
The Texan spoke with two EMS professionals about how their job conditions and demands have changed as a result of the coronavirus.
At a press conference on Monday, Gov. Abbott announced expanded testing capabilities for COVID-19, including drive-through testing sites across Texas.
As Texas ramps up efforts to fight the coronavirus, Gov. Abbott declares a state of emergency enhancing the state's ability to direct resources to hard-hit areas.
As concerns over the coronavirus mount amid its continuing spread throughout the United States, here's the latest Texas news to know.
Senior Editor Drew White and Reporter Brad Johnson discuss the homelessness crisis in Austin with Matt Mackowiak, the President of Potomac Strategy Group, Chairman of the Travis County Republican Party, and, most recently, the founder of Save Austin Now.
Following his victory in Nevada, Bernie Sanders held a rally in Austin on Sunday where he promised to enact a litany of socialist policies while vowing to defeat President Trump in Texas.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the U.S. Navy announced the naming of an aircraft carrier after Waco native Doris Miller for heroic actions taken during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Less than a week after Texas became the first state to opt-out of the refugee resettlement program, a Maryland judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing the executive order.
Justin Berry discusses his perspective as a police officer, what his policy objectives would be if elected, as well as his favorite holiday traditions.
Governor Abbott has sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informing him of the state's decision to opt-out of the refugee resettlement program.
