The Austin City Council will vote this week on a proposed $6.3 billion dollar budget as well as the amount to raise property taxes, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to remove 13 Texas House Democrats who left the state to break quorum and President Donald Trump has announced the D.C. Police Department will come under federal control in an effort to combat crime.

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The Austin City Council says they're going through with the cap & stitch plan for I-35 despite losing a large federal grant to fund the project, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested an Illinois court to arrest and return the House Democrats that left the state to prevent a quorum over redistricting maps and an Austin couple is speaking out about their lawsuit against the city of Austin and the Austin police department.

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Austin City Council members appear to be split on how much to propose for a property tax rate hike, Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea is claiming a county tax rate hike is inevitable after the July 4 floods and Governor Greg Abbott has filed a lawsuit with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state representative Gene Wu from office.

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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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