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With a little under a month before election day, polls still have Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton in a close race to become the next senator from Texas. Among the top issues on voters' minds is healthcare affordability....
On Monday afternoon, Kyle City Council voted 4-3 to cover the city's Flock license plate-reading cameras, with council members sharing concerns over privacy, data collection and the potential impact on public safety....
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is considering suspending the federal gasoline tax as soaring fuel prices threaten Republicans ahead of November’s midterm elections....
“They could take out a city. Let ‘em take out Los Angeles. Let ‘em take out San Diego,” Trump said in reference to the Iran war, drawing cheers from the crowd....
President Trump is scheduled to be in San Antonio for a rally with Senate nominee Ken Paxton, but could this be a make-or-break moment for the Texas GOP?...
Former Deputy AG Sally Yates will review Cornell’s handling of an alleged fraternity gang rape amid protests, vandalism, calls for a no-confidence vote and newly revealed student sanctions....
With less than a month until the midterm elections and with political advertisements flooding the airwaves, KXAN took a look at the current rules when it comes to artificial intelligence and these ads....
After more than a decade of providing grant funding to the San Marcos Price Center, the Hays County Commissioners Court denied the nonprofit’s annual grant request in the fiscal year 2027 budget....
Kyle City Council voted to accept the resignation of one of its members Monday night after she said ongoing "harassment and dehumanization" ultimately led her to step down....
The polls for the upcoming midterm election have consistently shown the battle for the US Senate remains very much a two-horse race, but there is a third candidate in the running....
Travis County election officials are working overtime to process a significant backlog of voter registration records before the October 19 early voting deadline....
With the voter registration deadline just hours away on Monday, Travis County officials are making a final push to help residents sign up before time runs out....
“Suspending a search is not an easy decision,” Coast Guard Northeast District Commander Matthew Lake said in a statement.
The search for six people who were aboard an air ambulance that was bound for Boston when it disappeared off the Massachusetts coast has been suspended....
The muddy conditions at ACL’s Great Lawn are getting attention from festivalgoers and a city council member...
With a month left before Election Day, it remains unclear whether U.S. Senate candidates James Talarico and Ken Paxton will meet for a live debate.
Rescue teams are trying to locate an air ambulance that went missing after it departed from Bermuda overnight, along with the six people on board, while en route to Boston....
A Kyle city council member is resigning citing a “campaign of harassment and dehumanization” for the past 11 months.
Operation Lone Star is still in effect today but its future is possibly on the line with the upcoming midterm elections. Abbott's Democratic opponent, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, has criticized the policy in the past....
Texans only have a few days left to register to vote and cast their ballot in the November election. That deadline is this Monday, Oct. 5, and the Travis County Tax Office is sending out reminders to help people register on time....
Some Austin City Council candidates across all five races missed an important deadline to disclose financial records.
Trump said he may resume bombing of Iran following November’s midterm elections.
The proposal garnered attention in Texas after a pair of Republican state lawmakers in Lea County, NM filed a bill in February that would allow counties to vote on whether or not to secede from the Land of Enchantment and into the Lone Star State....
Three ambitious plans to connect Austin and San Antonio with something more than cars and highways may spring from the drawing boards in the coming years....
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Drivers can expect to see an uptick in signs and message boards on Austin roads and highways.
The top two candidates for Texas agriculture commissioner continue to trade punches, with both claiming the other is not eligible for the job.
Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico contrasted himself with Republican Ken Paxton on immigration, healthcare and data centers during a Hispanic business forum, while arguing his bipartisan record makes him the stronger choice for Texas voters....
Hays County election officials are warning residents about a suspicious letter that appears to be a voter registration notice but was not sent by the county....
Flood survivors and Sandy Creek residents urged Travis County commissioners to install River Sentry sirens, calling them an affordable tool that could save lives during future floods....
The Texas Veterans Commission recognized 32 colleges and universities for supporting student veterans, including Austin Community College, as education benefit use remains strong statewide....
Republicans appear to be losing ground with the key voting bloc, potentially complicating the party’s path to victory in the redistricted red strongholds of Texas, Florida and beyond....
The bill, among its top priorities, hands the NCAA sweeping federal antitrust protection shielding it from lawsuits around the enforcement of its rules and caps the amount of money student athletes can be paid for their name, image and likeness....
Two fraternities at Louisiana State University are suspended following an investigation into allegations of hazing within the organizations.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. The overwhelming 77-22 vot...
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....
CapMetro riders will soon pay more for its public transit services.
A recent poll conducted by the nonprofit Texas 2036 reveals that one in six voters identifies as unaffiliated with a political party and remains undecided about their voting preferences. However, these individuals demonstrate a strong sense of coherence in their care for various ...
If you used the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) online portal to update your voter registration in the last year, there’s a chance county officials only recently received your request....
County election offices across Texas are in an "all-hands-on-deck" sprint to process tens of thousands of delayed voter registration records following a technical error at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)....
Texas Education Freedom Accounts have already launched, but some Democrats are discussing repeal while Republicans are calling for expansion. The program's future could depend on who controls the Texas House after the November election....
The start of early voting for the midterm elections is now less than a month away. With time running out, Democrats and Republicans are both ramping up attack ads....
Democrat James Talarico is continuing to attract the support of independent voters in the race for U.S. Senate over his Republican opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton....
As the upcoming election approaches, Manor ISD is asking voters to approve a $400 million bond package aimed at revamping facilities, updating outdated technology, and modernizing campus infrastructure across the district....
Two group of environmental advocacy groups sued the city of Austin and city council over the approval of a development agreement and a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone for a private developer to build a factory on “Dog’s Head,” in Austin....
During a Georgetown city council workshop Tuesday, staff said the project is currently in the design phase, with work approximately 30% complete.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stated that the league is in no rush to decide between Houston and Austin for a potential expansion team following an agreement with Texas billionaire Dan Friedkin....
New county data suggests the DPS voter registration issue is far larger than initially known, with more than 100,000 records identified in six counties alone....
In a Texas Senate race defined by the rising cost of everyday life, Ken Paxton and James Talarico are offering voters different approaches to affordability. Paxton is proposing new tax deductions, an expanded Child Tax Credit and permanent "Trump Accounts," while Talarico is call...
Texans say they still believe in the Lone Star State, but are becoming more worried about its future, according to a new poll.
A Texas Department of Public Safety error means about 11 months’ worth of voter registration applications were never sent to county election officials, creating a severe backlog less than two weeks before the November midterm deadline....
Texas state Rep. Angela Paxton (R) told a group of conservative women to vote Republican “even if we’re mad at them,” marking the first time she has publicly weighed in on her estranged husband's Senate race as he trails in the polls....
Just weeks before the pivotal midterm elections, Texas election officials have discovered that an unknown number of voter registration applications have not been processed due to an error by the Texas Department of Public Safety....
A new poll shows the race for the U.S. Senate between Ken Paxton and James Talarico is now essentially tied. But the poll also shows a growing problem for one of the candidates within their own party....
Republican railroad commission candidate Bo French is seeing his favorability among Texas voters drop amid his controversial social media posts.
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The attorney stated in a later video that Austin Mayor Kirk Watson showed up at the hospital Sunday night and was able to get information for the family that the man was in stable condition....
Gov. Abbott says data centers cannot be approved until ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) gather the information they need....
Texas prohibits deepfake ads, which are "created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality," from being "published or distributed within 30 days of an election."...
Austin City Council members spoke out against ICE after an agent shot a man on Sept. 20.
