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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Ella McCarthy |Tony Plohetski
The Travis County attorney on Monday sued eight companies owned by the embattled former Austin real estate developer Nate Paul seeking to collect millions in unpaid property taxes. The lawsuits, filed against five limited liability companies and three limited partnerships, demand payment of about $2 million in delinquent property taxes, as well as about $300,000 in legal fees, according to a Monday news release from Travis County Tax Assessor Collector Celia Israel.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
msn.com | Keri Heath |Ella McCarthy
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
statesman.com | Keri Heath |Ella McCarthy
Austinites prepared Monday for expected icy conditions Tuesday with temperatures predicted to drop to frigid levels. Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties, along with much of the area east of the Interstate 35 corridor, will be under a winter storm warning through 6 p.m. Tuesday, while western Hill Country counties are under a winter storm advisory through that time, according to the National Weather Service.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
statesman.com | Ella McCarthy
Light-rail planners seeking feedback on new station recommendations, environmental reportAhead of a series of public meetings, Austin's light-rail planning agency has proposed several new recommendations for the 9.8-mile transit project. The Austin Transit Partnership on Friday released a list of suggested project tweaks and features along with a draft environmental impact report.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
news.yahoo.com | Ella McCarthy
Austin police are investigating a bomb threat at an H-E-B in Northwest Austin. Austin police are asking people to avoid the area around a Northwest Austin H-E-B while detectives investigate a bomb threat, according to a Friday morning news release. Austin police responded to an urgent bomb threat call at an H-E-B at 7301 North FM 620 just after 8 a.m. Friday morning. "When officers arrived on the scene, they located one unoccupied suspicious vehicle within the parking lot.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
statesman.com | Ella McCarthy |John Moritz
Austin again finds itself in crosshairs of the Texas Legislature. Here's what's at stake. Show Caption Hide Caption Austin Mayor Kirk Watson discusses 2025 Texas Legislative sessionAustin Mayor Kirk Watson discusses housing, homelessness, and how Austin can be an example in the upcoming Texas Legislative sessionFor several years, the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature has worked to erode the power of the state's increasingly left-leaning metropolises.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ella McCarthy
Austin-area leaders are confident in their preparations for severe winter weather but are urging residents to prepare on their own just in case. “We're not going to have perfection in a bad winter storm,” Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said at a news conference Tuesday, flanked by other city and Travis County officials.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ella McCarthy
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson declared victory in his re-election bid late Thursday following the release of a final batch of vote totals. But runner-up Carmen Llanes Pulido refused to concede the race, saying it is still too close to call. The ballot counts released Thursday show Watson winning the five-way race outright by about a dozen votes. The outcome of the mayoral race has been unclear since the Nov. 5 election when unofficial final vote totals showed Watson had garnered 50.01% of the vote.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Andy Sevilla |Bayliss Wagner |John Moritz |Keri Heath |Lily Kepner |Ella McCarthy
Election Day is finally here. On Tuesday, Texas voters will help choose the next U.S. president, a U.S. Senator, and candidates for various federal, state and local offices on the general election ballot. Follow along for live updates and results for key national, statewide and local races:12:15 p.m. update: Races called for competitive South Texas seatsDemocratic U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen won reelection against his Trump-backed challenger, former U.S. Rep.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Ella McCarthy |Claire Osborn
Austin resident Janel Lionberger leaves the Pleasant Hill Branch Library after voting during early voting on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 in Austin. More Travis County residents turned out on the first day of early voting than in each of the three previous presidential elections, according to the county clerk's office. More than 46,000 residents cast their ballots on Monday. Four years ago, 35,873 county voters cast ballots on the first day of early voting — around a 30% increase from Monday.
