District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman filed a lawsuit last week against Mayor Steve Adler arguing that the ballot language in Austin’s May 7 election on ridesharing ordinances was unclear and misleading to voters. The suit adds fire to one of the city’s most politically charged issues as newly passed legislation crafted by the City […]

Intelligence sharing is expected to accelerate across the state as the Austin Police Department requests approval from the city council to add more partners to its mass surveillance network. Austin is home to two fusion centers including the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC), operated by the local police department, and the Department of Public Safety’s […]

The Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas in Austin has been implicated in a long-running scheme with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to deceive the public about the health and environmental impacts of fracking, according to an environmental watchdog group. The allegations state that David T. Allen, Ph.D., […]

Parents of a West Texas town are largely foregoing vaccinations for their children amid growing concern regarding the potential health effects. Nearly 40 percent of parents in Randall County have filed non-medical exemptions to opt their children out of school vaccinations, a number that is twice the state average, according to reporting by News Channel […]

The City of Austin’s plan to equip police officers with body cameras has ignited an important conversation in regards to privacy rights. While the implementation of body cameras is a step in the right direction for upholding police accountability and reducing violence by police, civil rights proponents say that the footage has the potential to […]

Regulations recently passed by the Austin City Council characterized as overly burdensome are at risk of being repealed as state lawmakers threaten to intervene. The City passed new regulations governing all short-term rentals in February, while completely phasing out what are referred to as type 2 rentals, vacation or second homes unoccupied by the owner. […]

For the first time in over two months, Central Texas has an endless forecast of pure sunshine, which means it’s finally time to have some fun in the sun. Now that the weather seems to be shaping up, we figured it’s time to roll out a list of the best swimming spots in the greater […]

Senior students at a high school in Plano, Texas were told they cannot wear regalia showcasing their hard work in fear that it might offend classmates who failed to achieve a similar status. Members of the National Honor Society maintain an exceedingly high grade point, as well as complete 20 hours of community service each […]

Parents of transgender children and supporters of the LGBTQ community gathered outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday to express their distaste for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s handling of a directive requiring schools to implement transgender bathroom rights. The directive, issued by the Obama administration last month, compels the nation’s school districts to […]

In November, U.S. immigration officials are opening a new detention facility in Central Texas that will include a special unit for housing transgender individuals. The $42 million facility, funded by taxpayer dollars, will be located 40 miles southeast of Dallas in Alvarado, Texas. The oldest city in Johnson County, Alvarado maintains a population of about […]