News from June 2023
City of Austin City Council will meet June 6
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 3, 2023
City of Austin City Council will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, June 6
Property tax relief would be 'welcome news for many Texans'
By Austin Journal Report | Jun 2, 2023
There has yet to be an agreement between Texas House and Senate leaders as to what state property tax relief will look like, spurring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's recent call for a special session of the 88th Legislature convening immediately following the end of the Legislature's regular session.
'I turned immediately with my blanket': Cheerleader recalls April night she got shot
By Austin Journal Report | Jun 2, 2023
A suburban Austin high school cheerleader who was of two young women shot in a grocery store parking lot while returning home from a team practice near Houston recently graduated and has opened up about her harrowing ordeal.
ERCOT's Vegas on new multilevel notification system: 'TXANS will deliver clear and reliable notifications'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jun 1, 2023
Keeping Texans fully informed on weather conditions and the ability of the electric grid to respond to them is a priority; said Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Abbott: 'John Scott has the background and experience needed to step in as a short-term interim attorney general'
By Austin Journal Report | Jun 1, 2023
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a former Texas secretary of state (SOS) as the interim Texas attorney general (TXAG) on Wednesday, per a press release issued by the Office of the Texas Governor.
Abbott announces special election for Texas House seat vacated by expelled lawmaker
By Austin Journal Report | Jun 1, 2023
The Texas House of Representatives seat that was recently vacated by Republican Bryan Slaton, of Royce City, will be up for grabs as part of a special election slated for Nov. 7.
House legislative rulings' connection to 'shadowy legal efforts' raises questions
By Austin Journal Report | Jun 1, 2023
The relationship between Texas House Parliamentarian Hugh Brady and a law firm retained by Texas municipalities has come under scrutiny.
City of Austin City Council met April 13
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 1, 2023
City of Austin City Council met Thursday, April 13