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Head of LA Times endorses California Governor Newsom and then moves to Texas
By Christina Heath | Sep 3, 2021
In a recent editorial by the LA Times Editorial Board, Deputy Manager Sewell Chan said that Californians should vote against efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. He did not reveal in the editorial his own plans to leave the state to become a resident of Texas.
City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee Met May 26
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 3, 2021
City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee Met Wednesday, May 26.
City of Austin Public Safety Committee Met April 26
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 3, 2021
City of Austin Public Safety Committee Met Monday, April 26.
City of Austin City Council Met May 25
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 2, 2021
City of Austin City Council Met Tuesday, May 25.
City of Austin Mobility Committee Will Meet Sept. 9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 2, 2021
City of Austin Mobility Committee Will Meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9.
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee Met April 19
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 2, 2021
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee Met Monday, April 19.
Texas legislation to 'secure sanctity of ballot box' heads to governor
By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 1, 2021
Overcoming a lengthy walkout by House Democrats, Republican lawmakers in Texas this week sent Gov. Greg Abbott broad election reform legislation, Senate Bill 1, that reins in some of voting practices ushered in during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor, a Republican, is expected to sign the bill into law.
'Upholding the rule of law': Texas House issues arrest warrants to compel absent Democrats to return to Texas
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 1, 2021
The Texas House recently issued 52 arrest warrants for absent Democrat lawmakers who fled to Washington, D.C. and denied the House a quorum.
Austin real estate market on track to becoming 6th least affordable, study finds
By Austin Journal Reports | Sep 1, 2021
By December, Austin residents will have to spend 30.1% of their income to pay a monthly home mortgage, making its residential real estate market the sixth least affordable among the largest U.S. cities, according to a new study.
City of Austin City Council Met May 20
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 1, 2021
City of Austin City Council Met Thursday, May 20.
City of Austin Public Health Committee Will Meet Sept. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 1, 2021
City of Austin Public Health Committee Will Meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8,
Former Indiana congressman finds consistency in Supreme Court's ‘Remain in Mexico’ ruling
By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 31, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Texas judge’s ruling that President Joe Biden was wrong to halt the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, and former U.S. Rep. John N. Hostettler (R-Ind.) said the high court’s 6-3 ruling was somewhat surprising but consistent with prior rulings.
Texas Public Policy Foundation chief blasts Afghanistan withdrawal as ‘a debacle’
By Tom Lawrence | Aug 31, 2021
Texas Public Policy Foundation Chief Executive Officer Kevin Roberts calls it “a debacle.”
City of Austin City Council Met May 18
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 31, 2021
City of Austin City Council Met Tuesday, May 18.
City of Austin City Council Will Meet Aug. 31
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 31, 2021
City of Austin City Council Will Meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31.
'We are happy with the movement of this bill': Texas election reform could be headed to Abbott by midweek
By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 30, 2021
Legislation reforming Texas' election law could be headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as early as midweek, an elections analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) told the Austin Journal.
COVID-19 pandemic 'dramatically drove up' home-school numbers in Texas
By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 30, 2021
Americans spent much more time at home in the last 18 months as the COVID-19 pandemic rampaged across the country. They worked, played and learned at home in large numbers.
City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee Met March 31
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 30, 2021
City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee Met Wednesday, March 31.
'We follow certain rules for a good reason': Dripping Springs father strips to swimsuit amid school board mask meeting
By Ariana Chiarenza | Aug 29, 2021
A Dripping Springs man stripped down to his swimwear at a school board meeting on Aug. 23 in protest of optional mandates proposed by the council.
City of Austin City Council Met May 17
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 27, 2021
City of Austin City Council Met Monday, May 17.