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.
Austin's camping and laying policy has divided the city's elected officials and much of its constituency since its inception in July 2019.
The retirement comes on the heels of Manley's 30th anniversary with the department and its growing contention with the city council.
The group behind the effort submitted over 26,000 valid signatures in only 50 days.
A hotel purchased by the City of Austin will provide 65 units of housing for homeless individuals. The city is poised to spend $9.5 million on a second hotel next week.
In response to policies in some of Texas' blue cities, Abbott has identified public safety reforms he will push this legislative session.
Beginning at 10:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Austin bars and restaurants must close to in-person dining. State leaders called the order from the city invalid.
Mackenzie Kelly's upset over incumbent Jimmy Flannigan spurred by self-inflicted turmoil by the largely unified Austin City Council.
From a timeshare in Mexico, Adler advised Austinites to stay home. He was celebrating his daughter's wedding, held the day before in Austin.
Austin voters overwhelmingly approved the massive city tax increase, cementing an 8.75-cent bump in the tax rate.
Earlier this year, the Austin City Council approved a quarter-budget cut from its police department. In the first eight months of 2020, some violent crime numbers — like murder, assault, and rape — have spiked.
