News from August 2022
City of Austin City Council will meet Aug. 11
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 10, 2022
City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 11.
Austin joins multi-city lawsuit against streaming giants: 'Under state law, private use of the city’s right of way requires compensation for the use'
By John Suayan | Aug 9, 2022
The City of Austin is among the cadre of cities in Texas that have pursued legal action against streaming giants Disney, Hulu and Netflix, according to reports from Austin-based media outlets.
City of Austin City Council will meet Aug. 9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2022
City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Texas GOP leaders decry Mar-a-Lago raid: 'This weaponizes power to squelch dissent'
By John Suayan | Aug 9, 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a raid on Monday on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to an Associated Press (AP) report that was ran by Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.
Berry on gubernatorial appointment: 'I look forward to ensuring Texas has the best police officers in the world'
By John Suayan | Aug 8, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed an Austin police officer, who is among the more than a dozen indicted for excessive force in connection with the May 2020 racial injustice protests that occurred in the Texas state capital, to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) on Friday, Austin-based media outlets reported.
Ball on $45 million award for Sandy Hook parents: 'Speech is free. Lies, you pay for'
By John Suayan | Aug 8, 2022
A day after he was ordered to pay $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who lost his life in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, conservative commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered by the same jury to pay the plaintiffs at least $45 million in punitive damages, Austin-based media outlets reported.
City of Austin City Council met June 16
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 6, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Thursday, June 16
City of Austin City Council met June 14
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 5, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Tuesday, June 14.
Bankston on $4 million award for Sandy Hook parents: 'It’s been a long journey'
By John Suayan | Aug 4, 2022
An Austin jury determined on Thursday that conservative commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay over $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a six-year-old boy who lost his life in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.
Williamson County increases number of courts: 'We need the help, and we’re very grateful for it'
By John Suayan | Aug 4, 2022
For the first time in 16 years, Williamson County has added new courts, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.
Russian court hands Griner nine-year prison sentence: 'I want to apologize for my mistake'
By John Suayan | Aug 4, 2022
A Russian court found Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star and Houston native Brittney Griner guilty of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison on Thursday, Houston-based media outlets reported citing the Associated Press (AP).
Analysis: American Express, George Soros back non-profits pushing illegal immigration across Texas border
By Austin Journal Reports | Aug 4, 2022
More than one million illegal aliens crossing the border have been caught and released into the United States by Biden Administration officials since Jan. 2021, including an estimated 8,000 per day in Texas.
City of Austin City Council met June 9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 4, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Thursday, June 9
Pet of the Week: Parmesean
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Aug 3, 2022
Pet of the Week: Parmesean
Hartzell on additional $45 million investment in Giant Magellan Telescope: 'The universe awaits!'
By John Suayan | Aug 3, 2022
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) will make an additional $45 million investment in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in Chile, per a school-issued press release.
Terminal operator sues city over eminent domain vote: 'It is the taking of a business'
By John Suayan | Aug 3, 2022
More than a month after the Austin City Council approved the use of eminent domain to acquire the South Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), the terminal’s operator has filed a lawsuit, Austin ABC affiliate KVUE reported.
City of Austin City Council met June 7
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 3, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Tuesday, June 7.
LBJ senior rusher Alexander: 'Our goal for this year is to win state'
By John Suayan | Aug 2, 2022
A year after it made its first state championship game appearance, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Early College High School (LBJ) Jaguars football team is preparing for the tougher gauntlet that is Class 5A.
McCaul on CHIPS Act: 'Texas will be the real big beneficiary'
By John Suayan | Aug 2, 2022
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday that intends to promote the research, development and fabrication of semiconductors within Texas and the U.S.
City of Austin City Council met May 19
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 2, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Thursday, May 19