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The BriefSevere storms caused damage and flooding across AustinShoal Creek flooded in central AustinAustin-Bergstrom, Texas ...
CT Austin Energy, the main power utility for the city of Austin, reported that as of 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, 68,838 customers have been impacted by the severe storms that blew through the Texas capital.
Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs in large Texas counties to request 287(g) agreements with ICE, where local officers help ...
It's a big deadline day at the State Capitol with more than a hundred bills expected to die at midnight. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state Rep. Gene Wu talked with FOX 7 Austin about this last minute ...
Several groups who say they oppose book bans in Texas staged a “read-in” outside of the Capitol House Chamber.
Standing stoically in the heart of central Austin is Texas's legislative center, the State Capitol. Opened in 1888, this landmark (made of Texas sunset red granite) stands 14 feet taller than the ...
Generally, there’s been way more chatter in Austin about the 2026 election and the potential Sen. John Cornyn-Ken Paxton cage ...
State contractors would be banned from spying on or doing surveillance of lawmakers, whistleblowers and state employees under ...
One of Austin's most popular tourist destinations is getting a huge remodel. The Texas State Capitol is about to get a whole new look in the next few years. Three new filings with the Texas ...
A Senate proposal for a school funding bill would have the state dictate how 90% of the record-breaking finance bill's money ...
Joining a nationwide day of protest against President Donald Trump, hundreds of Texans turned up at the state Capitol and marched through downtown Austin on Wednesday to oppose the new ...