Governor Greg Abbott has issued civil arrest warrants for the Democrats that left the state to break quorum, Houston business owner Mattress Mack is giving away 400 mattresses in Travis County and a contractor is about to begin major repairs to the Sandy Creek bridge.

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A town hall meeting hosted by Austin City Council members Chito Vela & Natasha Harper-Madison went off the rails, Texas Democrats have fled the state to break quorum as the legislature prepares to redraw district lines and an arrest has been made in connection to a shooting at a park in Leander that left one man dead.

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Kerr County officials testified at a legislative hearing about their response to the recent deadly floods, Austin residents spoke at a public meeting about a proposed tax rate hike and a petition to stop the building of a new convention center in Austin is gaining traction.

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Austin District 5 Councilman Ryan Alter is blaming the state & federal government for the city having to raise property taxes, Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura is blaming the Trump administration for mass layoffs at the school district and state lawmakers are pushing to protect small businesses from future floods.

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Austin's District 10 City Councilman Mark Duchen joins the show to discuss the city's proposed budget for 2026, Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker is defending his proposal to cut firefighter staffing levels and Hays County is reconsidering its use of license plate readers.

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The City of Austin's Housing Department want almost half a million dollars in the new city budget for rental assistance, Austin Energy wants to make significant investments in its infrastructure to better withstand severe weather and the Texas Senate has delayed taking up legislation that would ban THC products.

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The Austin Justice Coalition is speaking out against the proposed Austin city budget due to an increase in spending for the police department, a former executive in the Austin School District has been sentenced for stealing thousands of dollars worth of gift cards and a Public Safety Commissioner for Travis County is taking issue with the Office of Police Oversight in Austin.

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The Taylor City Council voted 5-0 to approve the construction of a new data center, Austin City Councilman Zo Qadri is pushing a resolution that would expand current initiatives & programs related to combating hate crimes and a bill introduced in the Texas House would shift dollars received from the federal government to provide property tax relief to Texas homeowners.

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The Austin City Council is considering a tax rate election to shore up a $33 million dollar deficit in next year's city budget, Austin's Homeless Strategy Office is hoping the city council will approve almost $1 million dollars to fund 12 new positions in the department and the Austin City Council will vote tomorrow on approving a new air traffic controller academy.

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The special session in the Texas Legislature continues with items related to a THC ban, flood warning systems as well as redistricting, officials in Travis County are close to declaring that all of the flood victims have been found and Travis County officials are planning on relocating the flood recovery resource center closer to the Sandy Creek area.

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