City of Austin staff have recommended a $700 million dollar bond package for the November 2026 ballot, experts say advanced in battery storage technology are what helped Texas' grid survive Winter Storm Fern over the weekend and a new statewide task force on domestic violence will soon begin its work.

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The winter storm rampaging through the southern US is causing flight delays, traffic jams, but surprisingly no major blackouts in Texas, and all the details we have on the murder of Alex Pretti at the hand of ICE officers in Minneapolis.

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The Austin Police Department is seeing a reduction in crime on Sixth Street after a number of programs were introduced to make the area more family friendly, Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for more than half of Texas ahead of Winter Storm Fern and AISD parents are demanding to know where the money from a 2022 bond election went that was supposed to improve schools that will now be closing due to budget restraints.

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Reactions from those involved in the acquittal of a Uvalde police officer who was charged with child endangerment during the Robb Elementary school shooting, A Travis County official is pushing back against a new Texas DMV policy that requires proof of legal status when registering a vehicle and municipalities across the state are preparing for the winter storm coming this weekend.

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A lawsuit over a petition that would allow Austin voters a say on the new convention center will be heard in court, multiple Austin city council members were part of a protest against I.C.E. at City Hall and a lawsuit has been filed against the City of Austin and the Austin Police Department alleging excessive force.

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A new Austin city audit is calling for more installations of speed bumps and traffic enforcement to reduce speeding through neighborhoods, an Austin couple was thrown out of an Airbnb after telling the owner they were in possession of a firearm and Texas' new Ten Commandments law will go before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today.

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A mob of anti-ICE agitators stormed a church Sunday in St. Paul, Minnesota, interrupting a worship service after protesters claimed a pastor inside was affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kyle City Hall was the scene of a protest over the weekend as people continue to demand that federal immigration agents leave the city and cease all operations. Construction of Austin’s light rail under Project Connect received the green light from the federal government, which will mean more money in Austin in the near future.

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A city memorandum released this week seeks to clarify how the Austin Police department engages with I.C.E. officers during service calls, a former reality tv star turned OnlyFans model is trying to throw her hat into Austin's political race and video of an I.C.E. arrest in San Antonio where an agent was injured has surfaced.

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Waymo says it's planning to expand its autonomous vehicle service in the Austin area as the company faces backlash over its vehicles repeatedly passing school buses illegally, some Austin City Council members are pushing back against the idea of an external audit due to its associated cost and SpaceX is getting set for a multi-million dollar project at its facility in Bastrop.

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The City of Austin has filed a motion in civil court against a bar on 6th Street accusing the owners of failing to make reasonable efforts to abate criminal activities from occurring, Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has scheduled a hearing to clear the names of the four men who were originally accused of committing the infamous yogurt shop murders and the non-profit the Safe Alliance are warning of losing funding due to voters not approving Proposition Q back in November.

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