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City of Austin City Council will meet Oct. 21

City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 21.


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City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors will meet Oct. 21

City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors will meet at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 21.


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Texas Public Policy Foundation forum cites 'long-term damage' of reconciliation package

Conservatives have fought for decades to reduce government spending and currently are in a major battle against President Joe Biden and Congress. The proposed $5 trillion reconciliation package is causing yet another major conflict, conservatives argue, saying if passed, the measure would fundamentally change the country forever.


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City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee met Aug. 18

City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 18, 26.



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City of Austin Public Health Committee met Aug. 4

City of Austin Public Health Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 4.



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City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met June 3

City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Thursday, June 3.


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City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met July 27

City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met Tuesday, July 27.


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Abbott: Texas will 'step up' to secure border

When former President Donald Trump was keeping watch on the Mexico border, there was no immigration crisis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.


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'Our efforts to mask and vaccinate are working to fight the virus': Austin rolls back risk-based guidelines to Stage 4

Due to improving key health metrics in the area, the City of Austin recently announced that it has returned to Stage 4 of the Risk-Based Guidelines.


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City of Austin Health & Human Services Committee met May 24

City of Austin Health & Human Services Committee met Monday, May 24.



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'I joined other Texas mayors': Adler shows support for new housing, health care funding

Austin Mayor Steve Adler has joined his fellow Texas mayors in calling on the state Legislature to consider housing and Internet access with the $16 billion from Washington.



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Austin receives $2.7 million funding for COVID-19 vaccine promotion efforts

Austin is receiving funds to promote COVID-19 vaccines to underserved communities.


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City of Austin City Council will meet Oct. 14

City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 14.


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City of Austin Public Health Committee will meet Oct. 13

City of Austin Public Health Committee will meet at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13.


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Texas Secretary of State Office to pursue 'full forensic audit' of 2020 elections

The Office of the Texas Secretary of State has released a two-page explanation of how it will conduct a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election results in the counties of Harris, Tarrant, Collin and Dallas.


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City of Austin Health & Human Services Committee Met Aug. 4

City of Austin Health & Human Services Committee Met Wednesday, Aug. 4.