The City of Austin once envisioned holding its elected officials and employees to a high standard by requiring written records be kept concerning their interactions with lobbyists paid to influence ...

In September 2025,Travis County Constable George Morales III decided to resign and run for Commissioners Court. After representing Precinct 4 for nine years, Morales said he wanted to tackle issues ...

The 2026 Austin City Council elections won’t take place for 283 days but eight challengers have already appointed campaign treasurers to run for one of the five council seats that will be on the ...

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The Austin United Political Action Committee and several of its members have filed suit against the City of Austin, saying that City Clerk Erika Brady wrongly disqualified signatures of registered ...

Two Travis County property owners filed suit Wednesday against members of the Travis County Commissioners Court, saying the group exceeded their authority when they voted to set the county tax rate in ...

Janet Marie Jennings-Doyle was making $170,000 a year as chief appraiser of Montgomery Central Appraisal District. On April 30, 2024—after 16 months in that job—the board of directors voted ...

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The recent flooding in Kerr County took center stage as the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas (FOIFT) hosted its annual conference last Friday. It started with a panel discussion focused on ...

This story was updated at 12:45pm August 23, 2025, to add a link to the audio recording of the Appraisal Review Board’s formal hearing of the valuation protest filed by Colorado River Project LLC. The ...

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