Chas Moore launched his organization in 2015 and has since influenced massive policy changes in Texas' capital city.
Texas' capital city is struggling to retain police officers as many depart due to internal problems and the city's elected leaders' relationship with its law enforcement.
The resolution would aid legal challenges to the constitutionality of Senate Bill 8. The gender-neutral language lost one liberal councilor.
Over $179 million in homelessness spending has been approved by the Austin City Council since 2019, but a complete list of contracts for it is unavailable.
Chacon has played a leading role in Austin's efforts to "reimagine" its police department since taking over on an interim basis in March.
A day after briefing the city on its all-time record homicide total, the Austin Police Department announced another homicide.
State officials have regularly clashed with the City of Austin over its policies, including the continuous flirtation with lax homeless camping enforcement.
In his penultimate State of the City address as mayor, Steve Adler broadsided his political opponents, blaming them for misrepresenting the condition of Austin.
The proposition language must be finalized by September 11 to begin printing ballots in time for the November 2 election.
Students in Austin return to school on Tuesday and until a final verdict is delivered, the schools will require them to wear masks.
Austin police officers are subject to racial sensitivity trainings heavily imbued with critical race theory teachings.
If validated, Save Austin Now will have two successful petition efforts under its belt in less than a year.
The group aims to collect 50,000 signatures in 50 days to land the petition on the November 2021 ballot.
Almost two years ago, the City of Austin began its experiment in widespread public homeless camping — and on Tuesday it will end.
After nearly two years of relaxed public camping laws, voters in the City of Austin elected to reinstate the public camping ban.
Since the City of Austin's recission of its public camping ban, its unsheltered homeless population has risen substantially.
The City of Austin is weathering a spike in its murder rate that began nearly a year ago.
The Austin mandate contradicts Abbott's order that lifted the statewide requirement, which says local authorities can't enforce mask rules.
The State of Texas and its capital city will once again go toe-to-toe in court, this time over the political subdivision's mask mandate.
The state and its capital city are at odds once again, this time over the state's mask mandate which expires on Wednesday.
