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While the narrow order dismissed some civil rights claims for technical reasons, it otherwise largely sided with voting rights groups in the court battle.
FIFA’s choice of Houston to host games follows local officials’ meaningful commitments to labor and community groups Houston – Today, Gulf Coast worker r
Austin Texas Musicians distrubute Fema emergency diaster relief boxes to residents affected by the winter storm crisis. Photograph: Sandy Carson/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Weeks after a deadly Arctic blast walloped Texas, Maria still didnât have reliable water at her Austin home. During last monthâs storm â which left millions without power, water or both â her family and neighbors used pool water for their bathrooms. âIf you donât have water, you canât make food, you canât do anything,â she said....
The governor's call to ease restrictions comes as Texas is seeing daily case numbers go up, compared to two weeks ago.
A coalition of area political insiders aiming to make sweeping reforms to city of Austin elections – one of which would eliminate the city manager position and shift power to the mayor – say they have enough support from voters to put the proposal on the May 1 ballot. The political action committee Austinites for Progressive Reform said Monday it has submitted more than 24,000 signatures to the city clerk. That's 4,000 more than is required by law, creating breathing room in the event any signatures are invalidated after the clerk conducts a review to verify the signatures came from reg...