Will Prop Q pass in Austin? 20% tax hike on Election Day ballot
A voter makes selections at a polling location at Randalls on Brodie Lane in Austin, Monday, Oct. 27,…
Austin Water program manager misspent $78,000, committed fraud: Audit
An Austin Water program manager resigned last summer after an investigation by the City Auditor’s Office found he…
Día de los Muertos in Austin: music, altars and remembrance
Attendee Laura Cavazos, in Dia de los Muertos makeup, listens to speakers during the Alma y Corazon Ceremony…
Austin wants to hike taxes. Houston slashed its budget. Who’s right?
Downtown Austin on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman In August, Austin City Council member Marc Duchen found…
What’s Prop Q? How Austin’s proposed tax hike could hit your wallet
Travis County election technicians Daniel Boyer and Angela Smith set up voting machines at a polling place at…
Could Austin’s $1.6 billion convention center expansion go to a vote?
A local group hoping to thwart the city’s construction of an expanded downtown convention center says it has…