Mayor Harris said the Council spent hours discussing Bastrop’s budget and tax rate, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, data centers and other issues facing the city.
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The ride was stuck for nine minutes, according to spokesperson Megan Fazio.
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A new coalition of civil rights leaders, rural advocates and community groups launched Monday at the Texas Capitol, warning that the rapid expansion of data centers across the state could threaten Texas' already limited water resources....
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Steve Sarkisian addressed Texas’ offensive inconsistencies, discipline issues and what the No. 1 Longhorns need to accomplish during the bye week before facing Oklahoma....
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ACL is closely monitoring weather ahead of potential heavy rain in Austin this weekend, according to a statement received by KXAN from festival organizers....
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An Austin woman says she was removed from Austin FC's Q2 Stadium during Saturday's match, after refusing to cover a shirt that read "Abolish ICE," an incident she says reflects broader concerns about immigration enforcement and the treatment of immigrants in Texas....
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that Texas is awarding $51 million in federal funding to rural hospital districts and authorities as part of the state’s Rural Texas Strong initiative....
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KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin in 2026. An interactive map shows where those homicides have occurred.
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Texas county election officials welcomed state funding to help process a voter registration backlog while urging accountability for ongoing problems with the state's election database system....
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The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy with hopes that a buyer will preserve the camp’s “historic mission” after the death of 27 campers and counselors swept away by a 2025 flood....
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A 26-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a cartel-linked human smuggling ring tied to a fatal 2022 Texas car crash....
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A man drove his car into a Kroger store in Rosenberg early Sunday morning so that he could use the bathroom, police said.
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A South Texas congressman says $330,000 in federal funds have been approved to provide drinking water for several colonias low-income housing developments on the border in Webb County, near Laredo, Texas....
