Did the City of Austin “defund” the police? Did it cut its police budget by 5 percent or by one-third? What’s the truth behind these conflicting claims? Those are hot-button issues that play into the ...

Two long-time members of the Travis County Commissioners Court face progressive challengers this year in the Democratic primary scheduled for March 1 st, with early voting available through February ...

The theatre was full at the Austin Film Society cinema last Monday evening as director Steve Mims presented his new documentary project The Magic Hole: An Austin Convention Center Expansion ...

The current Austin City Council has made it a priority to boost funding for homeless services, but some mayoral and council candidates think the city hasn’t done enough, while others see the current ...

This chart shows the eight Austin city managers who served over the past half-century. Council members make policy. The city manager’s job is to implement those policies. A great city manager can get ...

These City Council members have helped lobbyists avoid meeting disclosures and hide the influence they have exerted on public policy This story was updated at 2:45pm October 17th to add documentation ...

Austin City Council Member Ryan Alter filed this Personal Financial Statement covering the year 2024.

District 10 incumbent Council Member Alison Alter is running for reelection against five opponents and stands ready to defend her record of accomplishments since first elected in 2016. “It is good for ...

Outgoing District 9 Council Member Kathie Tovo, who fought the CodeNEXT rewrite of Austin’s Land Development Code, could soon be replaced by a candidate with different views on development. Tovo was ...

You have a right to know. We make it easy. State laws and local statutes require public officials to file a variety of records about themselves. The Texas Public Information Act makes these records ...

Just three months ago District 6 Council Member Jimmy Flannigan was looking at a seemingly straightforward path to reelection, the only Democrat in the race, in a city where that’s usually an ...

Registered voters who don’t want to risk going to polling places because of possibly contracting the novel coronavirus can request a mail ballot and declare themselves disabled “COVID-19 has touched ...