Litigants are asking the state’s highest court to review the payment of union employees with taxpayer funds.
The complaints were filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and forwarded to County Attorney Delia Garza.
Twenty years after leaving his post as Austin mayor to run for attorney general, Kirk Watson will return to the position next year.
With the lifespan of the current contract winding down, negotiations between the City of Austin and the police union have reached an impasse.
Identical legislation was filed in 2021 but didn't advance out of the House State Affairs Committee.
The debate focused on public safety, homelessness, mass transit, and affordability in a city teeming with population growth.
Dr. Andrew Fox is seeking reinstatement and a public apology from the Austin Fire Department after he was terminated.
The bond would be Austin's third multi-hundred million dollar expenditure in the last four years.
This year's proposal is a $300 million increase from the 2021 amended budget.
Due to inflation, property value increases, and an unplanned hiccup with the Capitol Corridor, the cost of Austin's Project Connect rail expansion has grown substantially.
The program will select 85 families to receive the monthly benefit as an experiment to judge its effectiveness.
The contract carries a five-year term and is aimed at "vaccine hesitancy" among the population.
