Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion finding Austin code requiring new buildings to be “electric-ready” discriminates against natural gas.
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Growth & Development
Bigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails
Legal and political challenges continue to threaten Austin’s multibillion-dollar light rail project that voters approved in 2020.
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Education
Austin ISD among nearly 30 school districts under investigation by Ken Paxton over Ten Commandments law
Austin ISD is under investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s Office for the third time this year.
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Government
Abbott threatens to withhold millions in funding from Austin over ICE policy
Gov. Greg Abbott demands rollback of APD ICE policy changes after January case sparked backlash, and threatens to rescind $2.5 million in grants.
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Government
Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating APD’s new policy on cooperating with ICE
The Austin Police Department says Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into its cooperation with immigration authorities. APD defended its newly tweaked policies for how officers work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on certain arrest warrants for undocumented residents, and said Monday night that it would cooperate with the attorney general’s investigation. In a joint statement […]
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Education
Paxton targets Austin ISD in what appears to be first Texas ‘bathroom law’ enforcement
The complaint was filed via a state tip line alleging an Austin High School student used a bathroom not aligned with their sex at birth, according to Paxton.
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Education
Here for change: Central Texas students unite to push for ‘ICE out’
In a rare show of unity, students in districts across Central Texas have rallied together to protest immigration enforcement despite state pushback.
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Education
The state is investigating AISD over ICE walkouts. What happens now?
Hundreds of Austin ISD students walked out of school on Friday to protest ICE, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to call for a Texas Education Agency investigation.
