Austin’s council delayed a vote on a proposed citywide audit after AFSCME raised concerns about cost and staff input, leaving the mayor’s plan and a petition to vie for influence.

City staff have inventoried nearly 170 social‑service contracts and say further cuts or consolidations could reshape homelessness and health funding ahead of next summer’s budget.

A federal jury awarded more than $1.6M after finding Texas DPS failed to address racial harassment and retaliation against two troopers.

More than 30 Texas contractors made the Navy’s expanded TITUS vendor list, opening the door to bids on massive federal task orders. The change raises both business prospects and oversight concerns.

TEA named Levi Fuller to a new inspector-general role to centralize educator-misconduct enforcement and coordinate sanctions statewide.

State data show Texas county jails held roughly 430 pregnant people monthly and a new state rider ordered a one-year TCJS study into prenatal care and pregnancy outcomes. Advocacy groups say the results could prompt policy changes.

Three former employees sued the City of Austin and former civil‑rights chief Carol Johnson, alleging racial discrimination, retaliation and a hostile workplace. The complaint seeks damages and structural reforms.

Thousands gathered at Pan American Neighborhood Park as Democrats and families protested ICE and pushed for accountability after high-profile detentions.

TEA will correct roughly 4,200 errors in the state’s Bluebonnet Learning curriculum after the State Board delayed a vote. Licensing flags and publishing mistakes have amplified concerns about the rollout.

Two UT Greek chapters joined an amicus brief defending the Texas Dream Act as hundreds of students face sudden reclassification and much higher tuition bills.

The State Board of Education approved core ideas to guide a major social studies rewrite, moving the overhaul forward amid protests over a proposed reading list and Bible excerpts.

Months after deadly Hill Country floods, Sandy Creek survivors are mobilizing to press DHS and FEMA for faster, clearer disaster help.

Governor Abbott appointed Roger Guenther as chair of the GCPD Board, aiming to enhance Texas coastal resilience, alongside five reappointments for terms to 2029.