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Texas House moves to expand Medicaid coverage to new moms for a year after childbirth
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas House advanced a bill Thursday that would allow low-income moms…
Public schools would have to display Ten Commandments under bill passed by Texas Senate
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Public schools in Texas would have to prominently display the Ten Commandments…
Austin could re-vote on Project Connect this fall — here’s why
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Kirk Watson forewarned in a his newsletter Thursday of a possible…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Six To Texas Industrialized Building Code Council
Governor Abbott Reappoints Six To Texas Industrialized Building Code CouncilGovernor Greg Abbott has reappointed Devin Duvak,…
SCR 36 Senate Committee Report
Designating Mineola as the official Sweets Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033,…
SB 2593 Senate Committee Report
Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain assaultive offenses involving the use or exhibition of…
SB 2589 Senate Committee Report
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of juveniles who commit certain felony offenses while committed to…
SB 2146 Senate Committee Report
Relating to oversight by the comptroller of financial institution divestments from certain industries.
SB 1516 Senate Committee Report
Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus and the issuance…
HB 450 Senate Committee Report
Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest…
SB 1447 Senate Committee Report
Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect.
Governor Abbott Appoints King To University Of Houston System Board Of Regents
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gregory C. King to the University of Houston System Board of…
Which Austin roads will be closed for the Statesman Capitol 10K race Sunday?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thousands will lace up their sneakers and take to the streets this Sunday…
‘It’s proving elusive’: Austin FC can’t finish chances in 0-0 tie with Vancouver Whitecaps
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC pushed the pace in the second half but couldn’t find the…
30,000 attend first day of sold-out Two Step Inn country music festival
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The first-ever Two Step Inn music festival brought in a sold-out crowd…
Austin airport parking prices set to increase
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The price to park at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is set to increase…
AFD: Solar panels at south Austin movie theater catch fire
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Fire Department said crews responded to a south Austin movie theater Saturday…
Remaining ARPA funds in Williamson County to be used for mental health, more
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — On Friday, the Williamson County Commissioners Court said it approved a…
Austin Police investigating body found in Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating where a body was recovered Saturday from…
APD searching for suspects in I-35 hit-and-run that killed bicyclist
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police provided an update Friday for a Wednesday evening fatal crash. APD…
COTA’s chairman talks about future expansion after 10 years of MotoGP in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — This weekend, Circuit of the Americas is hosting the MotoGP Red Bull Grand…
Juror: Texas governor’s rush to pardon Daniel Perry a ‘travesty’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An alternate juror in the trial of a U.S. Army sergeant convicted…
Austin to explore new safety improvements to Rainey Street district
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin city leaders are working toward creating an interim pedestrian safety plan for…
Texas House passes bill to expand medical marijuana program
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — More Texans could soon have access to the state’s medical marijuana program after…
The Texas Senate passed school vouchers last week. What’s next?
The House budget contains a provision preventing public money to be spent on private schools —…
5 things you may not know about Austin’s historic The Driskill Hotel
AUSTIN (KXAN) — For as long as you’ve been in Austin, The Driskill Hotel has been…
‘School Choice’ Is Just a Ploy to Defund Public Ed
Another session of the Texas Legislature, another push to spend public dollars on private and religious…
Leading SA: Interim President & CEO of San Antonio Chamber of Commerce discusses annual SA to DC trip with local leaders
SAN ANTONIO – Every year the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce participates in SA to DC…
The Texas House passed a $300B budget. Here are some highlights.
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After months of deliberations and hours of debate on the House floor, the…
Federal judge issues stay, pausing FDA approval of abortion pill
AMARILLO, Texas (KXAN) — U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling on Friday in…
Attack on sleeping homeless man highlights violence faced by homeless Austinites
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The recent assault of a sleeping homeless man on March 28 highlights the…
OUPD: The University of Oklahoma campus secure after alert sent about ‘active shooter’
UPDATE: 10:57 p.m. The University of Oklahoma Police Department has canceled the ‘active shooter’ alert and…
Yee haw! Austin man taking 100-day long horseback riding trip to Seattle
AUSTIN (KXAN) – There’s nothing better than a cross-country road trip. You get to see the…
2 drag restriction bills approved by Texas Senate
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas House of Representatives will soon take up a pair of bills…
Lottery trust claims $1 million winning ticket sold in Round Rock
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A Dallas-based lottery trust has claimed a $1 million winning lottery…
SB 1376 Senate Committee Report
Relating to a state employment preference for certain spouses of veterans with a disability.
SB 422 Senate Committee Report
Relating to the authority of certain military service members to engage in a business or occupation…
How many arrests has DPS made since it began its partnership with Austin Police?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety upped patrols in Austin on March 30…
Ban on transgender youth treatments passes Texas Senate
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Senate approved legislation Tuesday banning treatment options for transgender young people,…
State of Texas: After shootings, lawmakers push plans to make schools safer
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A special committee formed after last year’s school shooting at Robb Elementary in…
Secretary Buttigieg reacts to Trump indictment, Austin’s Project Connect
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A day after the indictment of former President Donald Trump, Transportation Secretary Pete…
SB 2087 Senate Committee Report
Relating to an exemption from jury service for the spouse of an officer or employee in…
SB 23 Senate Committee Report
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and…
Daniel Perry trial day 3: Witnesses to deadly shooting at Austin protest testify
Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 30, 2023. AUSTIN…
Brushy Creek opens brush drop-off site after ice storm cleanup backlash
BRUSHY CREEK, Texas (KXAN) — The Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District recently purchased a wood chipper…
Did you know UT’s art program has 28 artworks borrowed from The Met museum?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you’ve spent time on the University of Texas at Austin campus, you’ve…
Governor Abbott Appoints Landi To Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Board Of Trustees
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brad Landi to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Board of…
3 of top 5 record-breaking days at Austin airport happened during 2023 SXSW
AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Sunday, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport provided information on the number of passengers…
SB 241 Senate Committee Report
Relating to written notification provided by drug manufacturers regarding the cause of generic or biosimilar insulin…
SB 3 Senate Committee Report
Relating to an increase in the amount of certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation by a…
APD: 2 people seriously injured in stabbing near Rainey Street
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police said two people were injured in a stabbing incident near Rainey…
1 dead after 2-vehicle crash in north Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in north Austin Sunday, according…
‘I don’t want to be homeless’: Texas rent relief gets +10K applications in just hours
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) reopened the Texas Rent…
Fewer homes are worth $1 million in the Austin area, market reports show
Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 14, 2023. AUSTIN…
Homeless advocacy group says many Austin families living in cars
AUSTIN (KXAN) — There are thousands of people who are experiencing homelessness across the City of…
1 dead after vehicle-motorcycle crash in northwest Austin, ATCEMS says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is dead after a vehicle-motorcycle crash in northwest Austin Monday, Austin-Travis…
House unveils bill giving state authority to ‘repel’ and return migrants crossing from Mexico
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan threw his support behind a striking border security bill that would…
Mitch McConnell discharged from the hospital after suffering a concussion last week
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was discharged from the hospital Monday after five days of observation…
Nonprofit The Lemonade Circle pushes to get Crown Act passed in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – In 2022 after the 94th Academy Awards, while everyone was talking about the…
Texas Senate bill proposes arrests of anyone, anywhere crossing border illegally
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A Texas Republican senator is proposing a bill that would create a new…
Texas bill requiring 10-year prison sentences for gun felonies faces opposition from criminal justice and firearm advocates
Under Senate Bill 23, all felonies involving a gun would incur a mandatory 10-year prison sentence.…
Texas bill requiring 10-year prison sentences for gun felonies faces opposition from criminal justice and firearm advocates
Under Senate Bill 23, all felonies involving a gun would incur a mandatory 10-year prison sentence.…
Texas Senate passes first bill this session, a bipartisan effort to
The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would close a loophole in state law…
In the house: Local delegation highlights priorities at 88th Texas Legislative session
Dozens of Wise County leaders stand with Rep. Lynn Stucky (R-Sanger) at the Texas State Capitol…
‘Border Security’ Is a Financial Black Hole that Will Consume Us All
Call it the iron law of border security funding. Once a Republican starts spending money to…
Texas Education Agency would have new power to enforce school safety plans under Senate bill
The bill, introduced months after the Uvalde school shooting, also allocates more funds to the state’s…
Trio of anti-ESG bills pass the Idaho House
House lawmakers Thursday gave the green light to a trio of bills allowing the state to…
Texas Education Agency would have new power to enforce school safety plans under Senate bill
The bill, introduced months after the Uvalde school shooting, also allocates more funds to the state’s…
Man arrested, accused of antisemitic threats against Michigan elected officials
A Michigan man is due in court this week after allegedly posting antisemitic death threats against…
These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped
The Texas GOP is pushing a bill that would punish district attorneys who set a policy…
These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped
DALLAS – Texas is at the center of an ongoing, nationwide struggle between state and local…
These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped
DALLAS – Texas is at the center of an ongoing, nationwide struggle between state and local…
Bill filed in Texas Senate would establish fund to recruit and retain mental health professionals
Texas Sen. Drew Springer (R – Muenster) filed Senate Bill 1282 on Tuesday, a measure that…
‘Why should I keep passing by?’ — The story of the first 12 Black students to integrate Austin schools
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A souvenir from 83-year-old Texanna Huff’s sophomore year of high school is stapled…
Texas Tech, Houston hope for “transformative” $1B endowments in governor’s budget
Gov. Greg Abbott’s budget proposal calls on the Texas legislature to establish new billion-dollar endowments for…
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker returns to Austin stage with Taylor Sheridan in supporting role
AUSTIN – “Hey, ya’ll, how’s it going,” Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker beamed as she walked…
Governor Abbott, Texas Border Chairmen Discuss Border Security Strategies In Weslaco
Governor Greg Abbott today hosted a roundtable discussion and press conference with Senator Brian Birdwell, Representative…
College campus voting sites would be banned under proposed Texas bill
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A proposed bill would ban voting sites on Texas higher education campuses, one…
Texas AG Paxton defends $3.3M whistleblower settlement before House budget writers
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office made its case on Tuesday for state budget writers…
Polling sites on Texas college campuses would be banned under proposed bill
In the last 10 years, Texas has closed a total of 750 polling locations — the…
House Democrats urge strategic budget spending
House Democrats counter Abbott’s budget priorities AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has a combined $59 billion available…
Governor Abbott Highlights Ongoing Support For Texas Small Businesses
Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the importance of small businesses to Texas’ booming economy at the…
State of Texas: DPS director expects ‘Just the two’ to face discipline after Uvalde investigation
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), suggested Thursday…
Statewide recognition of Dallas Koreatown possible with new Texas House resolution
A new resolution filed in the Texas House on Wednesday seeks to gain statewide recognition of…
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas recognized at Capitol Day in Austin
Texas state legislators recognized members of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas at the State Capitol on…
The ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ civil rights icon Opal Lee honored with portrait at Texas Senate
The recognition signifies her continuous efforts in the community and helping lead the movement that resulted…
Austin police arrest Texas senator on DWI charge, records show
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas senator from Georgetown was arrested by the Austin Police Department and…
City of Austin to provide update on storm recovery efforts Tuesday
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin said it’s hosting a news conference Tuesday at 4…
‘An ice hurricane’: Austin Energy answers FAQs in front of city council after ice storm
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As of Tuesday morning, less than 10,000 people are still without power after…
Texas Senate leaders signal intent to spend big on border security
Faulting the federal government for lax border enforcement, leaders in the Texas Senate signaled they would…
Texas Matters: Abbott Pushes for School Vouchers
Could this be the legislative session that passes school vouchers? And what does that mean for…
Texas Senate leaders signal intent to spend big on border security
The state has spent $4 billion on border initiatives in the past two years, including $40…
4 of 5 Texans favor decriminalizing marijuana, University of Houston poll finds
Two-thirds of Texans said they would back legalization of recreational adult use. // Fancy Fairchild, right,…
Cruz control: Texas Republican keeps his distance from 2024 White House hunt
His state’s law would let him seek Senate reelection and the presidency at the same time.…
Is China really going to hurt us through an app?
Banning TikTok is not going to stop any privacy breaches on social media apps The TikTok…
Texas budget surplus may hand homeowners a tax break
Texas homeowners may see another tax break on their homes this year thanks to a larger-than-expected…
State Lawmakers Push Texas-Style Business Penalties Against ESG
Republican lawmakers in several statehouses are pushing to limit access to state contracts and pension funds…
With an eye on working families, Democrats launch the Congressional Dads Caucus
California Rep. Jimmy Gomez gained national attention as the House endured 15 votes to elect a…
Musings: Ambition Kills
With Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz more focused on the politics of 2024 than the needs…
Texas Sen. Nichols gives overview of proposed senate budget
This document highlights the priorities of the legislature. Earlier this month, we celebrated the life and…
Some Jan. 6th rioters gain sympathy for cause in red states
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Trennis Evans III joined the mob in the 2021 insurrection at the…
Leaders are meant to keep state secrets. Just not at home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats responded with aggrieved fury when former President Donald Trump was found in…
Leaders are meant to keep state secrets. Just not at home.
The discovery of classified documents at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence is scrambling…
Taylor Swift fans will protest outside the Senate’s Ticketmaster hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held its much-anticipated hearing into Live Nation and the lack of competition…
An early look at the 2024 campaigns for Senate
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Whether you’ve caught your breath or not, as soon as one election season…
Local, state officials condemn proposed bill that forbids people, businesses from certain countries from owning Texas land
The bill would forbid governments, businesses, and individuals with ties China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick delivers Republicans leadership positions in Texas Senate
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick delivers Republicans leadership positions in Texas Senate
Governor Abbott Announces New Category For Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a new application category opening for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces Texas Senate Committee appointments
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced his 2023 Texas Senate Committee appointments. Check out the full…
Yes, House Republicans introduced a bill to create national sales tax, eliminate the need for the IRS
The FairTax Act, introduced by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), would repeal all federal taxes, including income…
“Who ever thought I would be chief?” Texas’ Alabama-Coushatta tribe elects first female chief
Millie Thompson Williams was elected the tribe's first female second chief, a lifetime appointment, last year.…
Gov. Greg Abbott says in inauguration speech Legislature will prioritize budget surplus, schools and power grid
Abbott is on track to becoming Texas' second-longest-serving governor, behind Rick Perry, who served more than…
Ricketts tapped to fill Nebraska’s open Senate seat
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed Pete Ricketts, the state’s former GOP governor, to fill retired…