Local NewsAustin, Travis County Lift All COVID-19 Emergency Orders as Statewide Metrics Reach Record Lows
Brad JohnsonMarch 23, 2022
The decision comes shortly after the two-year anniversary of the statewide coronavirus disaster declaration.
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Local NewsCourt Rules Austin Zoning Plan Violated Public Notice Requirements
Brad JohnsonMarch 18, 2022
The city council violated state code when it failed to notify individual property owners about a rezoning plan.
Elections 2022Local NewsFormer State Sen. Kirk Watson Joins Race for Austin Mayor
Brad JohnsonFebruary 22, 2022
The Austin mayor of 20 years ago joins a crowded field vying to replace current Mayor Steve Adler.
Local News‘This is Broad Overreach,’ Say Attorneys for 8 Indicted Austin Police Officers for Actions During 2020 Riots
Brad JohnsonFebruary 21, 2022
The officers have bailed out of jail after being booked but are now on administrative duty as the cases unfold.
Local NewsAustin Police Officers Face Indictments Over Firing ‘Bean Bag Rounds’ During 2020 Protests and Riots
Brad JohnsonFebruary 18, 2022
The indictments come two years after the initial incidents when protesters gathered en masse and tensions with police rose.
Local NewsAustin Boil Notice Marks Third in Three Years, Highlights City-Owned Water Utility Issues
Brad JohnsonFebruary 7, 2022
Termination of the employees at fault may come after an internal mistake led to a multi-day boil notice across the City of Austin.
Elections 2022Homeless Camping Splits Austin Congressional Candidates Casar and Rodriguez
Brad JohnsonJanuary 31, 2022
The race for the heavily blue district features two Austin figures as frontrunners in the Democratic primary.
Local NewsProgressive Candidate Wins Low-Turnout Austin Election for Council Seat Left Vacant by Casar
Brad JohnsonJanuary 26, 2022
Vela will serve the remaining three years of the term on the Austin City Council before having to seek re-election in 2024.
Local NewsCity of Austin and Travis County Order Businesses to Post a Checklist of COVID-19 Precautions
Brad JohnsonJanuary 13, 2022
The order comes after an appeals court ruled the governor may not preempt local governments on certain coronavirus orders.
The state representative had been mulling a mayoral run for months after she announced her retirement from the Texas House.
Elections 2022Local NewsAustin City Councilman and Self-Proclaimed Socialist Greg Casar Announces Run for Congress
Brad JohnsonNovember 4, 2021
The city councilman who just won his third term in 2020 will vacate the position to run for the 35th Congressional District.
Civil SocietyLocal NewsAustin’s Prop A to Establish Minimum Police Staffing Level Fails in Citywide Vote
Brad JohnsonNovember 2, 2021
The potential second rebuke of the Austin city council in 2021 fell flat after voters overwhelming rejected a proposition that would have set a minimum police staffing level.