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Doug Greco will run against former City Council Member Kathie Tovo and East Austin community organizer Carmen Llanes Pulido. Incumbent Kirk Watson is also likely to run.
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Tovo served on the council from 2011 to 2023. If elected, she would become only the second woman to serve as Austin mayor and the first in more than 40 years.
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State troopers are headed to the southern border to implement a new law that makes illegal border crossings a state crime.
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The business owners have said they hope to work toward a multi-year lease once the state appoints a trustee to manage the land.
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When Gov. Greg Abbott’s deputy chief of staff, Toby Baker, heard his sons’ charter school was having trouble getting a permit to build a new campus in Austin, he knew whom to ask for help.
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Emails between Mayor Watson and the LBJ Foundation reveal a push to rename Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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In doing so, the mayor appears to be violating a policy requiring Austin employees to use their city email addresses to do their jobs.
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Findings in the new report indicate the city failed to address some of the same issues identified after the February 2021 freeze.
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The city is making strides building up shelter space for people living outdoors. But those gains are temporary, and people helping to house, feed and clothe Austinites say their input isn't being considered.
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The declaration will help the city and county expedite the process for receiving aid.