Austin Mayor Kirk Watson sat down with the Texas Tribune this morning to talk about his goals in office for his new term. Some of those goals co ...

“Losing federal support would devastate our community, jeopardize critical projects, and harm our most vulnerable Austinites, ...

"I'm always going to defend the values of Austin, Texas, and work with people at the same time," Watson told the American-Statesman in a Jan. 2 interview in the mayor's ceremonial office at City Hall.

Other Texas cities face similar obstacles ... In his first year as Houston’s mayor, Whitmire said he used his Austin connections to his advantage when Houstonians narrowly avoided a tax increase ...

The cold weather is here, and the precipitation is on the way. The Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center has been ...