A sad, funny, pathetic exchange occurred at the end of this year’s legislative session. It happened on May 24, as House lawmakers were debating Senate Bill 10, which will require public schools to ...

Since the Texas Heartbeat Act was passed in 2021, outlawing abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, cities like San Antonio and Austin have gotten flak for investing in abortion travel funds ...

Some Austin ISD schools are going to close starting in the 2026-2027 school year in a massive effort to consolidate into a smaller district. As of Monday evening, we now know how the administration is ...

Greg Abbott was asked Sunday on Fox News how long the Democrats who left Texas to stop Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting can stay away. The governor fantasized that he could banish them for ...

Dear My wife has a really bad habit of starting fights right before we go to bed. I’ll be brushing my teeth and she’ll come into the bathroom looking really annoyed a ...

Judges impose bail on criminal defendants released from jail to ensure they will attend future court dates. Sen. Joan Huffman, author of Senate Joint Resolution 5, hopes to change this system, making ...

Welcome to the pre-Pride vibe. Honestly, it’s pretty much the same as the vibe last week and the week before that. Austin’s a pretty gay city! Can’t help that queer biz is always in high demand. Lotta ...

Maybe a 5-cent tax increase was always the number the City Council was going to land on. At any rate, that’s the number that Council members seemed ready to approve on Wednesday, as the Chronicle went ...

The Boyt-Maxwell family still owns the lighthouse and chartered a nonprofit to raise $2.5 million and oversee its preservation. The Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation has already repainted the tower ...

Under Texas law, “normal wear and tear” means deterioration that results from the intended use of a dwelling, including breakage or malfunction due to aging or the natural decline of materials. Itdoes ...

Under the simple slogan “ Save Our Signs ,” this group of librarians and public historians would like us all to help protect ...

Halloween Town comes to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as it opens its gates for a special new yuletide event with ...