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The county attorney said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the people arrested during Wednesday's protest.

Si el distrito quiere poder ofrecer aumentos salariales, tendrá que reducir el gasto en más de $30 millones. Una opción que el ISD de Austin está considerando es celebrar una elección de tasas impositivas en noviembre para generar ingresos…

Despite the presence of counterprotesters, Thursday’s “teach-in” was peaceful. Speakers condemned UT President Jay Hartzell for calling in law enforcement Wednesday and offered solidarity to Palestinians in Gaza.

Travis County Attorney Delia Garza said the cases lacked probable cause. Nearly 60 people were arrested for allegedly trespassing during the demonstration.

If the district wants to be able to offer pay raises, it will need to reduce spending by more than $30 million. One option Austin ISD is looking at is holding a tax rate election in November to generate additional revenue.

Los síndicos votaron el lunes gastar más de $4 millones para comprar los nuevos autobuses. También aprobaron un plan para gastar casi $400,000 para adaptar los autobuses del distrito que actualmente no tienen cinturones de seguridad.

Una nueva ley estatal permite a los ciudadanos presentar demandas para destituir a los fiscales "deshonestos". El último caso podría ser el primero en llegar a los tribunales.

Attorneys clashed in the courtroom over the Austin Transit Partnership's authority to issue bonds for the city’s multibillion-dollar light-rail project.

While the grand jury decided not to move forward with a prosecution of the stabbing as a hate crime, the man was indicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.

The protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee in Austin, is the latest in a wave of demonstrations sweeping college campuses. UT Austin administration had warned the group Tuesday not to hold the event.

Twenty years ago, pianist Peggy Stern created a jazz festival to celebrate female band leaders. After two decades, a location change, and a name change, the mission of the fest remains the same.

Many people wonder whether the Colorado River that runs through Texas is related to the other Colorado River that created the Grand Canyon. It's not.

Dozens of community members attended Dripping Springs ISD's meeting Monday night to voice their concerns about the district looking to remove the terms "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" from several policies.

Research shows having a lawyer present often reduces bail amounts. The county will provide lawyers for a limited time on Tuesday and Thursday. It has tried to roll out a program for years.

Trustees voted Monday to spend over $4 million to buy the new buses. They also approved a plan to spend nearly $400,000 to retrofit district buses that do not currently have seat belts.

John L. Hanson Jr. interviews the author of The Queen of Sugar Hill, a novel illustrating the life of the first Black person to win an Academy award ever.

Citizens can file lawsuits to remove so-called “rogue” prosecutors under a new state law. The latest case could be the first to head to court.

Bernie Tiede, cuyo asesinato de una viuda de Texas fue inmortalizado por Richard Linklater, ha demandado al Estado por lo que califica de trato "cruel e inusual" a los presos de las cárceles calientes.

Bernie Tiede, whose murder of a Texas widow was immortalized by Richard Linklater, is suing the state over what he calls its “cruel and unusual” treatment of inmates in hot prisons.

Austin is struggling with drought. But members of a key advisory board say the city's water utility could do more to conserve.

A Travis County resident filed a petition to remove District Attorney José Garza from office. The effort comes a little over a month after Garza's landslide victory in March's Democratic primary.

La ciudad de Austin dará 1.000 dólares al mes durante un año a algo más de 100 familias. La semana pasada, el fiscal general de Texas, Ken Paxton, demandó al condado de Harris por un programa similar.

Desde al menos 2002, los desarrolladores inmobiliarios han construido miles de habitaciones sin ventanas en la ciudad, la mayoría de ellas en edificios de departamentos destinados a estudiantes universitarios.

Rumors of mismanagement swirled online after a weather cancellation, but disabled festival goers clocked issues from the start.

The city is decreasing its number of drought stages from five to three with greater differences between stages. The new restrictions also change how the city measures its available water supply.

But City Council members expressed concern about spending $500,000 more on an approach that doesn't get people into more permanent housing.

Since at least 2002, developers have built thousands of windowless bedrooms in the city, most of them in apartment buildings meant for university students.

The City of Austin will give $1,000 a month for a year to just over a hundred families. Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Harris County over a similar program.

Author Megan Kimble argues that expanding highways only makes traffic congestion worse, while tearing communities apart.

Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck, is believed to have lost her bill during an animal attack. She now lives at All Things Wild Rehabilitation, a sanctuary for injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife in Georgetown.