Following Prop Q's collapse, Austin City Council slashes $95 million from budget

The cuts, necessitated by the failure of Prop Q, target several housing and homelessness initiatives, parks maintenance and ...

Texas Republicans in some counties are pushing to count ballots by hand in next year's primary

Critics warn the move, which requires more time, money and staffers, could lead to confusion, errors and delayed results in ...

Greg Abbott Suffers Two Major Legal Blows in Texas Within Hours

Federal judges halted Texas’ new congressional map and blocked its Ten Commandments law, dealing Abbott two swift legal ...

'That’s ridiculous.' Library patrons endure results of Trump-driven directive

Libraries across TN have received order to review their youth collections for gender-related books, as libraries in ...

Austin Council Member Ryan Alter to reimburse taxpayer funds, overhaul City Council office spending

Days after an American-Statesman report revealed he had donated thousands of taxpayer dollars to nonprofit and advocacy ...
The Hour

Agee, Griffen lead Texas A&M's offensive charge in 2nd half for win over Texas Southern

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Rashaun Agee scored 16 points, Rylan Griffen scored 14 and Texas A&M opened it up in the second half to beat Texas Southern 104-70 on Thursday night. Marcus Hill scored ...
The Texas Tribune

Voters OK property tax breaks for Texas homeowners, businesses

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

Many Texas voters reject raising property taxes for schools, law enforcement; vote in favor of a cut

Many Texas voters this week showed a wariness toward raising property taxes to help fund school, law enforcement or maintenance work. But a majority approved a constitutional amendment that would ...