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Austin Mayor Releases ‘Decision Tree’ to Guide Potential 2026 Bond
The move follows Austin taxpayers’ landslide rejection of record tax hike.
Houston City Council Advances $30M Demolition Plan Using Stormwater Dollars
City council members narrowly approved a proposal to redirect stormwater funds toward demolishing abandoned buildings.
Texas Comptroller Rolls Out New Bond Debt Database
Grassroots activists recommended the database to improve local government transparency and accountability to Texas taxpayers.
Report Alleges Austin Sent Funds to Fake Companies
The news comes as citizens demand an independent audit.
Austin Initiates Second Round of Budget Cuts
The cuts, less than one percent of the municipal budget, follow the landslide defeat of Proposition Q in November.
2025: The Year Texas Lawmakers Tried To Criminalize Political Memes
A proposed bill by Dade Phelan would have outlawed certain political memes without government-mandated disclaimers.
Elon Musk’s X Backs Texan’s Free Speech Fight
Michelle Evans has been under threat of criminal prosecution for sharing a photo of a man washing his hands in a woman’s restroom at the Texas Capitol.
New Texas Laws Take Effect January 1
Laws relating to immigration enforcement, artificial intelligence, and others will take effect next week.
Federal Judge Blocks Texas’ App Store Accountability Act
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has ordered Texas not to enforce the law, which was set to take effect on January 1.