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The White House teleprompter operator who placed online bets on President Trump’s speeches has been ordered to pay a total of $172,000, a federal agency said Friday. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release that Gabriel Perez must pay out his profits...
Following hours of testimony on Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved two transmission lines to ship electricity to the oil-and gas-producing west....
The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network....
President Donald Trump says he'll spend "a lot of time in Texas" helping Republican Ken Paxton's Senate campaign, while launching a barrage of social media attacks against Democratic nominee James Talarico just 67 days before Election Day....
Austin City Council unanimously approved a resolution to start creating regulations for data centers.
Following a vote to suspend the use of Flock cameras in the city, Pflugerville said over 400 agencies had accessed its Flock system, while only 83 had authorization....
New polling shows Republicans leading in several key statewide races with just a few weeks to go before voters head to the polls for the midterm elections....
Residents in Buda are now allowed to have a new type of pet thanks to a new ordinance.
A federal judge on Aug. 21 dismissed a lawsuit against Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath over his letter and how it was connected to state investigations into teachers' social media posts after the assassination of Charlie Kirk....
A new Texas poll finds Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. The survey also found affordability and cost of living are voters’ top concerns....
There wasn't an empty seat inside the Liberty Hill Council chambers and the turnout was due in great part to an item on the city council's agenda: Flock cameras....
With the potential for historic turnout for a midterm election, more people are needed to help make the voting process run smoothly in Travis County this November, according to the The Travis County Clerk's office....
Veteran-owned businesses are booming in Texas, according to the Texas Veterans Commission.
Gov. Greg Abbott is directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to form a working group to develop a statewide framework for three-year bachelor's degrees....
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has begun working toward three-year bachelor’s degree options following a letter sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott....
Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman after a close runoff election to determine the GOP nominee for the seat vacated after the passing of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham....
The federal murder trial for Timothy Hudson, accused of killing his stepsister aboard a Carnival cruise ship, has been delayed for a second time to now take place on Nov. 2....
The City of Pflugerville has turned off and is covering the Flock license plate reader cameras in the city, pending a potential contract renewal.
Hays County is one step closer to a possible countywide hospital district after commissioners approved a voter petition Tuesday, but tabled other items related to creating the district....
A Texas appeals court denied a request to block Galveston County from using voting maps drawn after the March primary elections for its November elections....
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump on Monday, reviving his push to remove the president from office as Democrats debate how aggressively to confront Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Green’s resolution is aimed at impeachin...
The senate race was the only statewide contest where the poll showed a Democrat in the lead. The poll found 21% of voters had no opinion in the races for Texas Attorney General....
The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District is working to improve performance at several campuses after the Texas Education Agency released its 2026 school accountability ratings....
A sailor onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday said his father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Jury selection began Monday in Dallas for Kewon White, the alleged gunman charged with capital murder in the 2020 I-35 shooting of rapper MO3 as part of an alleged murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by rival rapper Yella Beezy....
In mid-July, a billboard reading "MAKE DRAFTHOUSE GREAT AGAIN BAN SMARTPHONE ORDERING" went up on West Sixth Street near Winflo Drive.
Leander City Council voted to shut down a major part of a controversial and long-proposed development called the Leander Springs project.
The Travis County District Attorney's Office has announced new indictments against the former Texas Lottery Commission and its former executive director for abuse of official capacity....
A man dressed as "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader spoke up at a California city council meeting on the decision to acquire Flock cameras.
Williamson County commissioners approved an agreement aimed at bringing Blue Origin to Hutto. Officials said the proposed $674 million aerospace facility could create up to 2,000 jobs and become the city's largest employer....
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Republican and Democratic candidates alike wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole. “If I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I ...
KXAN looked through city elections documents, voting and appraisal district records and in some cases asked candidates for proof of residency through official mail, leasing agreements, IDs or utility bills. Here's what we found....
A show of force came to Austin Wednesday as Texans from across the state urged the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to help keep border barriers out of Big B...
The lawsuit argues the Trump administration cannot withhold funding to force election changes it calls unconstitutional and unrelated to terrorism.
Environmental advocates, business owners, local leaders and West and Central Texans gathered before the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Wednesday, urging state leaders to oppose border wall construction near some of Texas' most treasured public lands....
Gov. Greg Abbott has set a special election to finish out former state Sen. Brian Birdwell's term after he resigned the seat to a take a position as an assistant U.S. secretary of defense....
Demonstrators with two very different messages clashed outside the Dearborn City Council meeting Tuesday night as anti-Islam activist activist Jake Lang came to town....
A group of cities and counties alleges the Trump administration is threatening to withhold anti-terrorism funding unless they adopt strict election rules....
School districts across Central Texas are looking for ways to bridge growing budget gaps. Now, some are turning to voters.
Far-right, anti-Islam activist Jake Lang is expected to make comments at the Dearborn City Council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Henry Ford Centennial Library....
Leander ISD voters will have the opportunity to consider raising the district's Maintenance & Operations tax rate by 3-cents on the November ballot.
A proposed Hays County healthcare district will not appear on the November ballot after commissioners failed to reach a quorum during a special meeting Monday....
The Georgetown ISD Board has unanimously approved a resolution for a property tax rate increase. The measure could lead to a combined 6-cent tax increase....
Final Frontier Rescue Project pulls at-risk or overlooked dogs from shelters, placing them in foster homes or boarding programs until they can find their forever home....
A new look at recent population changes in the United States shows a definite pattern in where people choose to live. All five states that top the leaderboard for population growth sit either in the South or the Rocky Mountains....
All construction activity at Big Bend National Park has been paused, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced Monday.
Construction activity tied to a border security project in Big Bend National Park has been paused as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott heads to the region for an on-the-ground review....
As Austin Independent School District students return to class Tuesday, uncertainty remains over whether the state could step in and take over the district. But Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said recent academic gains should weigh heavily in any decision....
The bond package, approved by voters in May, includes construction of a new middle school, safety and security improvements at multiple campuses and the replacement of about 35 school buses....
The Caldwell County Elections Board has discussed reducing the county’s polling locations from 16 to as few as 12, a potential 25% reduction.
On Friday, Williamson County Elections announced the launch of its 2026 “I Voted” and “Future Voter” sticker design contests.
A paddleboarder drowned in a Colorado reservoir Friday. marking the second paddleboarding death there in nine days.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated multiple provisions of a 2021 legally contested Texas election integrity law that, among other things, created an ID requirement for mail-in ballots and applications. A lower court blocked those changes in March....
Texas landowners and lawmakers testified against proposed 765-kilovolt transmission lines in the Permian Basin Reliability Plan during a recent Public Utilities Commission meeting....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney S. Scott released a statement he said was “correcting the record” on projects happening in Big Bend National Park....
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to add President Trump’s name to the performing arts building months after a judge blocked an effort to rename the center after him....
President Trump departed the NATO summit in Turkey last month aboard an alternate aircraft at the behest of the Secret Service amid what intelligence officials said was a credible assassination threat from Iran....
UT President Jim Davis unveiled the proposal Thursday during a University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting. Under the plan, the university’s current 42-credit-hour core curriculum would be reduced to 36 hours and reorganized into three broad pillars: Arts and Humanities, ...
On Thursday's episode of Inside Austin's Agenda, KXAN Investigator Grace Reader sat down with Austin City Council Member Marc Duchen to discuss his decision to vote against the city budget approved Wednesday....
“We have the safest food supply in the world,” acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas said in a Tuesday interview with CNBC. “Americans should feel confident in eating fresh produce including leafy greens at this point.”...
