Pending further challenge, voters will not be able to cast a ballot on a potential reinstatement of the homeless camping and lying ban on the November ballot.
The Austin City Council will put a measure before city voters in November to finance its portion of a $7 billion public transit plan.
Governor Abbott issued a statewide mask mandate on July 2 and some localities, like Austin, have since implemented their own, stricter orders.
The mayors of nine Texas cities signed onto a letter requesting from Governor Abbott the ability to reinstate mandatory facial covering orders.
Protesters' demands for police defunding or reform have gotten louder since George Floyd's death. On Thursday, Austin City Council acted on some of the proposals.
Austin City Council will move forward with a massive public transit plan that asks local taxpayers to foot a $5.4 billion bill to partially fund the project.
As Congressional leadership begins planning state and local government aid, 15 Texas mayors penned a letter officially requesting federal assistance.
The City of Austin has had a shelter-in-place order instituted for 46 days and is now set for at least 22 more.
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 City of Austin has been under a shelter order for almost a week, and critics of and advocates for the move have weighed in.
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.
In 2017, the Austin City Council passed a directive to the municipal court to prioritize "personal recognizance" bonds for "indigent" defendants. Some judges who raised concerns about the propriety of the directive were not renewed for another term.
The governor's move to bolster security comes on the heels of a fatal stabbing and months of Austin's homeless problem festering amid public uproar at city officials.
The city announced that an abandoned Rodeway Inn will be renovated into housing for Austin's homeless.
After months of contention over the city's handling of the homeless problem, community and private sector leaders are starting on the road toward solutions.
The move has been a long time coming after several months of the governor and City of Austin officials publicly sparring over Austin's camping and lying ordinance changes.
The decision comes after months of sparring with Austin's city government over its homeless camping and lying ordinance change.
The city has been in disarray since camping and lying were permitted in public places on July 1 resulting in near-daily examples of health and safety concerns.
