Round Rock tops Austin, San Antonio among best cities to live in the US
While not the top Texas city on Niche's 2025 list of the Best Places to live in America, Round Rock did beat out some more ...
Committee hears Texas House bill that would create 'District of Austin'
House Bill 274, filed by State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park), was first announced in December and would allow the state to ...
Bill aims to expand DPS Capitol patrols in downtown Austin
A bill lawmakers have discussed this month could could expand the patrol area for the Texas Department of Public Safety's ...
Why an East Texas lawmaker wants to name I-35 through Austin after President Donald Trump
Austin is not exactly Trump country, so it naming a major, but troubled, highway through the city could send a mixed ...
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A Texas GOP lawmaker wants a state takeover of Austin but can't offer specifics on how it would work
The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.
Austin Mayor Says the Key To Keeping the City 'Weird' Is Ensuring a Robust Supply of Housing—or People 'Will Go Elsewhere'
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has said that the key to living up to the city’s famous motto to stay "weird" will be to ensure that ...
‘Throwing stones’: Lawmaker behind District of Austin bill challenged in hearing
Texas leaders challenged a Houston-area representative behind a bill, HB 274, that would strip the city of Austin of its ...
Taylor launches new dashboard to keep track of public projects
The Capital Improvement Projects Dashboard gives an overview of completed, ongoing and future public projects in the city.