Capitol vs. capital: Texas to strip some local powers to standardize regulations
A bill to assert the state's preeminence over many local regulations passed the Texas House on Wednesday and is likely to be signed into law this legislative session.
A bill to assert the state's preeminence over many local regulations passed the Texas House on Wednesday and is likely to be signed into law this legislative session.
The Texas House gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that aims to ban sexually explicit materials from school libraries. But legal experts, librarians and some parents are concerned that the bill’s language is vague and broad enough to ensnare books that are not inappropriate.
Leslie Harrington, head of school for Mariposa Montessori, said Monday's lockdown highlights a bigger problem.
High schools from Central Texas will be participating in the 2023 FIRST Championship, which is being held in Houston beginning Wednesday. The competition will last until Saturday, according to organizers.
The City of Austin, the Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS broke ground Wednesday for the reconstruction of the joint Fire/EMS station in southeast Austin, according to a city news release.
The mother of Texas death row inmate Ivan Abner Cantu went to the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, along with a private investigator and a volunteer legal team, to advocate for a stay of execution and a review of new evidence in the case.
Julien Alfred and Rhasidat Adeleke are on April's watch list release for The Bowerman, an award recognizing the country's best men's and women's NCAA track and field athletes.
As Austin grows some of the most popular thoroughfares are seeing more traffic.
A Travis County Special Grand Jury concluded its review of an August 2021 shooting incident involving three Austin Police Department officers.
Leaders behind Austin's Project Connect mass transit system approved several multi-million-dollar contracts Wednesday as the program revs up its light rail system buildout.
Thanks to new lighting, the city of Bee Cave became Texas' 7th "International Dark Community" and now has one of the state's clearest views of the stars.