Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune
Austin Voters Elect Kirk Watson, Who Served As Mayor Two Decades Ago, To Lead...
In a tight race, Austin voters picked a familiar face Tuesday night to guide the capital city over the next two years as the...
Texas Officials Accuse Harris County Of Slashing Constables’ Budgets — But They’re Actually Going...
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar threatened to block Harris County from enacting its proposed $2.2 billion annual spending plan over accusations that officials in the...
Texas Cities Say Streaming Giants Disney, Hulu And Netflix Owe Them Millions Of Dollars...
A lawsuit filed Thursday by 25 Texas cities claims that Disney, Hulu and Netflix have for years stiffed the cities out of dollars the...
As Texas Home Values Skyrocket, State Officials Wrestle With How To Slow Property Tax...
DALLAS — As Texas’ exploding real estate market dramatically drives up home values, homeowners are getting sticker shock after receiving notice of their properties’...
Eviction Filings In Texas’ Major Cities Reach New Highs Since Pandemic Began
Eviction filings in Texas’ biggest cities have surged to their highest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as federal rental assistance dollars...
Some Landlords Got A Piece Of Texas’ $2 Billion In Rent Relief Money —...
When Cherice Scott received a notice last September that she, her husband and their four children would soon be kicked out of their Katy...
Buttigieg Thinks High-Speed Rail Would Be Good For Texas, Wants Highway Expansions To Consider...
In car-friendly Texas, getting a major high-speed rail project off of the ground is almost impossible. For years, attempts to build a commuter rail...
Texas’ Power Grid Held up During Last Week’s Winter Weather. Experts Say It Wasn’t...
As a blast of winter weather bore down on Texas last week, Texans braced themselves for a traumatizing repeat of Winter Storm Uri last...
The Man Who Brought Drive-thru Voting to Texas Wants to Be Houston’s Next Mayor
Chris Hollins, the former Harris County elections chief who pushed measures aimed at expanding ballot access during the November 2020 election, announced Monday that...
Austin Voters Could Decriminalize Small Amounts of Pot in May
As greater numbers of Texas voters sour on harsh punishment for marijuana offenses, Austin voters will likely decide in May whether to effectively decriminalize...
