Fort Worth mayoral candidate Deborah Peoples included “defund the police” as part of how she would address rising crime in the city, which would mean joining Austin and Dallas in…
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County Requests Delay on Austin’s Controversial $6.5M Homeless Hotel
As Austin City Hall continues exacerbating a homeless disaster in the city, one of their proposed $6.5 million homeless shelters is receiving last-minute pushback from local Williamson County: https://twitter.com/wilcogov/status/1356672446577967113 …
Austin’s Mayor Says Current Democrat Homeless Plan Isn’t Working
AUSTIN — Violent crime is spreading on the streets. Families are being taxed out of their homes. Iconic small businesses are closing. Homeless camps and filth are permeating the city….
Austin City Council Considering $16M Homeless Hotels Purchase
Is Austin’s Democrat-run city hall addicted to expensive, provenly failed government projects? On Wednesday, the Austin City Council will consider Item 31: purchasing two properties in northwest Austin, at the…
Locked & Loaded: Biedermann Files Constitutional Carry Bill
…especially in the aftermath of the “defund the police” movement, the uptick of crime in Austin, and the rioting that affected many Texas cities. “Forcing our citizens to ask the…
Austin Activists Could Be Close to Stopping Harmful Homeless Camping Law
AUSTIN — After scenes of trashed streets, rampant squalor and filth, and increased tragic violence across Texas’ capital city, a group of Austinites are working to close the floodgates of…
Austin Democrat Council Member Aims at Local Police After Unrelated DC Events
Newly re-elected Democrat Austin City Councilmember Alison Alter is facing pushback following an email exchange with the city’s police chief over the recent events that occurred on January 6 in…
Did Government Mandates Cause More Crime in Texas?
Homicides spiked across all the major cities in Texas, yet only Austin and Dallas made cuts to police funding. What factors led to this rise in crime, and what can…
Gov. Abbott Planning State Takeover of Austin Police
AUSTIN — Amid scenes of increased violent crime on the streets, lawlessness among the homeless, and a police department financially gutted by one-third, Gov. Greg Abbott is plotting for the…
North Austin Voters Reject City Council’s Far-Left Turn
Conservatives went one for two in Tuesday night’s important runoffs for two Austin City Council seats, with the win taking out a Democrat ringleader of the city’s recent far-left turn….