President Donald Trump is trying to cast a positive light on a remarkable rebuke by the Democratic-led House of his racist tweets.
The House on Tuesday passed 240-to-187 a resolution condemning Trump’s attack on four liberal congresswomen of color, with four Republicans joining Democrats despite lobbying by GOP leaders.
Trump later tweeted it was “so great” that only four Republicans crossed party lines.
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Hays County continues its fight against the Permian Highway Pipeline, which will run natural gas underground from West Texas through Central Texas and down to the Gulf.
County leaders have voted to join the Texas Audubon Society in suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kinder Morgan over possible disruption to endangered species habitats.
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Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore has cleared eight Austin police officers connected to the shooting death of a man who charged at them with a pickaxe in March of last year.
Police arrived at a home when Victor Ancira called 911 to say he’d killed his father and brother.
After a standoff, Ancira rushed at police and died at the scene. His family was found unharmed.
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The Austin City Council’s loosening of homeless ordinances has created a huge debate across the city.
So, next Tuesday, the Downtown Austin Alliance will host a safety forum to discuss the changes.
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley will be among the speakers discussing how the changes have impacted his department.
The DAA was very opposed to allowing the homeless to camp in most public spaces.
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Texas has a statewide hands-free ordinance, banning drivers from texting or holding cell phones while driving.
But in Bastrop, an even stricter ordinance is now taking effect.
Police chief James Altgelt tells Fox 7 the ordinance was written by a group of high school students and makes using cell phones while driving a Class C misdemeanor.
“It’s definitely much easier to enforce because, if the phone is in your hand, unless you’re using it for GPS purposes, unless you’re making an emergency call and the vehicle is moving, it’s a prohibited act,” Altgelt says.
Warnings will be issued for 60 days and then enforcement will be up to each officer’s own discretion.
