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The Texas Legislature kicks off its new session today

Austin-area Democrats say they'll fight for working families in Texas session. Here's how.

The last 25 years of complete Republican control have been a beatdown for working families, and Texas House Democrats know the time for change is now."

KERA News · 2h

Texas Legislature kicks off its new session today in Austin. Here’s what to expect

The biggest thing to watch on day one of Texas’ 89th Legislative Session? Who the Texas House of Representatives choose to be the next House speaker.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 3h

What to watch as Texas Legislature convenes to kick off its 89th session

From debating school vouchers and improving the state's water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look to pass its conservative priorities amid fighting within the party.

Texas House to elect new Speaker

The New York Times · 3h

Race for Texas House Speaker Is a Test of Hard Right’s Power

The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further empower the state’s most strident conservatives.

The Texas Tribune · 7h

Texas House to pick new speaker, concluding brutal proxy war

The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the Legislature.

Dallas Morning News · 10h

Texas House speaker race is a GOP purity disaster

Elections have consequences, and the race for House speaker is one of those. We thought Texas was better off with Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan in that seat. But Phelan was disempowered by Austin’s big three,

Texas WR Isaiah Bond will enter draft

Reuters · 2h

Texas WR Isaiah Bond enters NFL draft

Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond is entering the NFL draft after one season with the Longhorns. Bond is projected as a top-40 pick by Field Level Media because of his explosive speed and proven big-play ability.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 4h

Texas football WR Isaiah Bond reportedly makes 2025 NFL Draft decision

Texas football wide receiver Isaiah Bond intends to declare for the NFL Draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday morning. Bond arrived in Austin via the transfer portal ahead of the 2024 season after spending the first two years of his collegiate career at Alabama.

ClutchPoints on MSN · 3h

Texas football loses another star WR to 2025 NFL Draft

Texas football is going to be reloading in 2025. The Longhorns are losing another wide receiver to the NFL Draft, per ESPN. Isaiah Bond is leaving Austin to try and take his talents to pro football. “I want to show teams they are getting the most explosive wide receiver in the draft,

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'It's the size of Waco': Which Texas towns and cities would fit into which Austin venues?

As Fort Worth passes Austin in population estimates, we match the capacity of Austin venues with Texas city and town sizes ...

Community Impact Newspaper7h

From fitness to tacos: 8 business updates to explore in east Austin

Stay up to date with the latest business news—a collection of newly opened, coming soon, relocations and anniversaries.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN15h

Austin fire responds to several homeless-related fires

Austin firefighters had a busy weekend. They responded to several fires, some of them in homeless camps during cold temperatures.

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Texas, Austin officials say they're ready for arctic weather. Here's how they've prepared.

The Austin area is expected to get between 1 to 1½ inches of rain from Wednesday night to Friday morning, according to the ...

KSAT4h

Area educators discuss top issues as new Texas Legislature begins

Read full article: There’s still time to sign up for the Vaquero Cook-Off. Here’s how. AUSTIN, Texas – As the 89th ...

How Still Austin Crafts Its Exceptional Texas Whiskeys

Still Austin is one of Texas' leading craft distillers. Below is a brief background on the company and tasting notes on its ...

FOX 7 Austin KTBC5h

Iconic Austin Tex-Mex restaurant Trudy's closes last location

AUSTIN, Texas - After more than 40 years, Trudy's Tex-Mex has announced it is closing its only remaining brick-and-mortar ...

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Incident involving SWAT ends in North Austin following alleged sexual assault at gunpoint

Both the Austin Police Department and Travis County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team arrived on scene early Monday morning.

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