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Casar, a former Austin City Council member, is asking the Biden administration to override a new Texas workplace law that would prohibit water breaks.

Texas US House candidate led passage of Austin paid sick leave ordinance, but it never took effect

How Austin is actually responding to the call to transform its police budget HeadOvMetal // https://www.flickr.com/photos/15192347@N03/4393406402 Police at Austin March Against Hate Homelessness in the U.S., which was already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased in 2020, exacerbated by the economic realities of the pandemic. Austin, Texas, is no exception, with an estimated 11 percent increase in homeless people counted in the city and Travis County between 2019 and 2020, according to the point-in-time (PIT) count reported in the Austin American-Statesman. Of Austin's...

Texas mask order: As governor lifts state mandate, here's what we know CNN 3/11/2021 © Eric Gay/AP Texans were no longer under a statewide mandate to wear masks in public as of Wednesday, but they shouldn't be too quick to throw out their face coverings. Gov. Greg Abbott last week announced he would be loosening restrictions meant to stop the spread of Covid-19, including doing away with the mask requirement and allowing all businesses to reopen 100% since active Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations were down to levels not seen in months. "Too many Texans have been sidelined from employmen...

Texas attorney general files lawsuit against Austin leaders over mask requirement Texas’ top law enforcement officer is suing leaders in the state’s capital for maintaining local coronavirus mask requirements, saying they illegally defy the governor’s order ending a statewide mandate. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Travis County District Court, names Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Mark Escott, the interim medical director and Health Authority for Austin, as defendants. State Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking for a temporary restraining order requiring A...