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Central Health sends 2025 fiscal year budget to Travis County for final approval
Central Health leadership gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a $884 million budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The budget will go before Travis County commissioners for a final vote in September. As Travis County’s public hospital district, Central Health is tasked with funding health care for low-income and indigent residents,...
Lakeway OKs medium-density housing project along RM 620
The 5-acre site, located at 300 Birrell St., Austin, was rezoned from commercial to residential to accomodate a planned unit development with 42 single family homes. (Courtesy City of Lakeway) More affordable housing could be headed to Lakeway along RM 620 after city council approved zoning changes for a residential...
The Final Boss of Civic Engagement: Join a City Board or Commission
Fancy yourself a future politico? An unabashed policy wonk? Or simply passionate about a single issue and want to influence City Council about it? The most direct way to make your voice heard in local politics is to join a city board, commission, task force, or intergovernmental body – and Austin has over 70 to choose from.
Austin Police Seek Witnesses After Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash on South IH-35 Claims One Life
A recent fatal accident on the South IH-35 Northbound has been reported by the Austin Police Department, marking the 56th fatal crash in the city this year. The collision, which involved five vehicles, occurred near the 12500 block on Thursday, August 15, at around 11:27 p.m. Tragically, one of the drivers, Pedro Arroyo, a Hispanic male born on February 14, 1994, did not survive his injuries.
Texas Apartment Complex Billed A Dead Woman $15k For Breaking Lease
An apartment complex billed a woman $15,000 for breaking her lease . . . because she DIED. The family of Sandra Bonilla, a 91-year-old woman who passed away in late June, was hit with a shocking $15,676 bill from her apartment complex, the Lodge at Shavano Park. The charge was for "breaking her lease" – the lease she could no longer honor because she had died.
It’s A Felony Yet It Continues to Happen in Texas
If someone in Texas decides to break this law they are facing a felony charge, but for some reason it continues to increase and it needs to stop, immediately. For most people the idea of dumping an animal somewhere is a disgusting and horrible action, but it’s a serious problem here in the state of Texas.
Everything Costs: Would Texans Tolerate Bag Or To-Go Container Fees?
A TikTok video recently went viral of a woman complaining about a 10-cent bag fee on her Chic-fil-A order. She was outraged and threatened Chic-fil-a: "Count your days." However, it wasn't Chic-fil-a's fault she got the bag upcharge, it's local law in her town. It went into effect this past January but I suppose this is the first time she noticed.
Surprising TX Law: Don’t Move That Bird Nest!
During the spring and summertime in East Texas, we like to get outside and start some projects to improve the yard around our house. It could be as simple as planting a new flower bed or as complex as cutting down some dead or unwanted trees. One thing you might...
Changes Coming To Texas Lottery After Review Reveals Major Issue
The Texas Lottery has found itself changing procedure after it was revealed an organization in the state had been taking advantage of a loophole some may have not realized existed. Here's what is known at the time of writing. Texas Lottery Undergoing Changes After An Examination From The Houston Chronicle.
Court orders can’t be used to change gender on Texas licenses, DPS email says
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s driver’s license division will no longer accept court orders or amended birth certificates that change a person’s sex, when it differs from the documentation the department already has on file, according to an internal email obtained by KXAN notifying staff of the change that would be “effective immediately” on Tuesday.
Ted Cruz gains key endorsement at the border in bid to keep Texas Senate seat
Texas Senator Ted Cruz received a key show of support as he seeks to retain his Texas Senate seat in the November elections: that of the union representing the U.S. Border Patrol. Cruz was officially endorsed in an event in the border town of Edinburg, where he delivered a speech...
Cruz holds slight edge on Allred with 6 percent undecided: Poll
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) has maintained a small lead against Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), according to survey results released Wednesday. The survey, from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs and the executive master of public administration program in the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern…
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