For state Representative Celia Israel to become Austin’s 53rd Mayor, she’ll need to first defeat the city’s 48th Mayor, Kirk Watson.
More info on Inside Texas Politics: The race for Mayor of Austin is heating up!
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Two Houston Democrats face off in back-to-back elections for John Whitmire’s open state Senate seat
State Rep. Jarvis Johnson and emergency room nurse Molly Cook are duking it out in a sleepy special election to decide who will briefly occupy the Senate seat vacated when Whitmire was elected mayor.
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How the City of Austin tracks flood potential, low water crossings
AUSTIN (KXAN) — There is a program in the City of Austin that tracks rainfall in the area to keep people safe on the roads if a flood risk occurs. The Flood Early Warning System, or FEWS, monitors ...
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Republicans threaten to strike back at UT faculty amid protest response backlash
It also says Hartzell "capitulated to political pressure" in shutting down the Division of Campus and Community Engagement in the wake of a state law ordering public universities to shutter offices ...
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Why did Nikki Haley outperform Donald Trump in Austin?
With the Texas presidential primaries in the rearview mirror we wanted to know: what does Nikki Haley’s strong primary performance in Austin mean for the general election?
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How US changes to 'noncompete' agreements and overtime pay could affect workers
For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompe ...
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Mayor-backed slate appears to sweep race in N.J.’s biggest district
An incumbent slate of Newark Board of Education candidates backed by the mayor was well ahead of the ... by the four incumbents in Tuesday’s race for three full, three-year terms, plus an ...
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A Mayor’s Stand: The Real Impact of Direct-Flight Parole on Our City
It has become commonplace to see up to three or four RVs parked in the ... The time for half measures and political rhetoric has passed. We demand actionable solutions. The U.S. needs a reimagined ...
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A Mayor’s Stand: The Real Impact of Direct-Flight Parole on Our City
It has become commonplace to see up to three or four RVs parked in the ... The time for half measures and political rhetoric has passed. We demand actionable solutions. The U.S. needs a reimagined ...
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson calls on Texas legislature to pass law forbidding 'golden parachutes' for city employees
DALLAS - Mayor Eric Johnson says the Texas legislature should pass a law ... Broadnax has accepted a new job as the city manager of Austin, and starts on May 6.
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NASA confirms space junk that hit Florida home came from space station
NASA completed analysis of an object that hit a Florida home in March and determined it was the remains of debris released from the International Space Station two years earlier.
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Inside the Manhattan Courtroom at the Center of American Politics
Anti-Trump protesters were also up early ... a condemnation of what he termed a “political persecution,” calling it “an assault on America.” Once inside, Mr. Trump glowered at prosecutors ...
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Inside the Manhattan Courtroom at the Center of American Politics
NEW YORK — It was about 2:30 on Monday afternoon when the first 96 potential jurors filed into a drab courtroom in lower Manhattan to encounter the world’s most famous defendant: Donald Trump. Some ...