The Latest Breaking News from Austin

New legislative push begins to end Confederate Heroes Day as an official Texas holiday

AUSTIN, Texas — Two days after the country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, stood inside the state Capitol and reminded those in attendance that Texas would soon celebrate a holiday honoring the Confederacy.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Texas teens embark on an idealistic quest to shut down the state’s last five youth prisons

Spurred by reports of inhumane conditions at Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities, Austin-area teenagers are lobbying the Legislature to reform the system.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 18, 2023

Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaugural speech signal a stay-at-home political future?

AUSTIN, Texas — A dozen years ago, the last Texas governor to run for president began a new term being coy about his White House ambitions.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Miami to escape the home price correction in 2023 while 'overheated' housing markets like Austin get hammered, says Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs once again cuts its home price outlook. Here are the regional numbers.

Fortune · Jan 15, 2023

Man fatally shot in Austin

The man, 29, was in the 5600 block of West Lake Street when he was shot in the back and neck, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 14, 2023

Tesla Gets New 1 Million-Square-Foot Building Outside Houston, Texas

Tesla is expanding outside of Austin. It's working on a lithium refinery near Corpus Christi and leasing a new building near Houston that may be battery-related.

InsideEVs · Jan 13, 2023

T-Squared: Renzo Downey will write the Tribune’s politics newsletter

Downey, who currently reports on Florida politics, covered the Texas Legislature’s 2019 session for the Austin American-Statesman.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 13, 2023

No. 17 TCU squanders 18-point lead in loss to No. 10 Texas

AUSTIN, Texas -- TCU dropped its second straight conference game with a narrow 79-75 defeat to the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Texas Legislature will take up redistricting political boundaries for state offices again

AUSTIN, Texas — Legislators will take up redistricting this session, opening up the possibility for Republicans to further redraw districts in their favor.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

No ‘dynamic duo’: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have forged separate roles

AUSTIN, Texas — In eight years as arguably the most conservative “Big Two” in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have achieved an uneasy peace. The two Republican leaders rarely clash in public and they’ve increasingly avoided conflict by doubling down on the unique — and…

Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023