Austin Journal Reports News
'A very talented young man': Lake Travis alum Card wins Horns' starting QB job
By John Suayan | Sep 5, 2021
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian on Aug. 29 named Lake Travis alum Hudson Card the Longhorns' starting quarterback.
City of Austin Mobility Committee Met May 27
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 4, 2021
City of Austin Mobility Committee Met Thursday, May 27.
Seliger: Midland-Odessa shooting 'forever changed our community'
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 3, 2021
State Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) remembered the second anniversary of the Midland-Odessa shooting on Aug. 31.
Abbott celebrates bail reform bill, looks 'forward to signing' into law
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 3, 2021
After a bail reform bill passed in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said it was overdue and he will sign it into law.
Abbott sends 'additional resources' to Louisiana to help with Ida recovery efforts
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 3, 2021
Texas has deployed additional support to Louisiana as the state continues recovery efforts from the massive Hurricane Ida that hit the area.
Educational events, concert, yoga, popular movie and Jurassic dinosaurs this week in Austin
By Bree Gonzales | Sep 3, 2021
Check out these fun and exciting Austin events for the rest of the week.
Texas officials lay groundwork for electric market overhaul, hope to be ready 'before the end of the year'
By David Hutton | Sep 3, 2021
As Texas officials continue to unravel the myriad issues that led to a February power outage in many parts of the state, the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) are promising changes to the electricity market in the state.
'A dynamic real estate market in Texas': Home sales, prices booming in Austin and the rest of Texas
By John Kelly | Sep 3, 2021
Austin's home prices are rising.
Netflix's new 'Roaring Twenties' will follow Austin 20 year olds looking for love, success
By Trina Thomas | Sep 3, 2021
A new Netflix series called "Roaring Twenties" will film 20-somethings living in Austin who are in search of success and love during the 2020s, KXAN reports.
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,