The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.

In 2021, the City of Austin bought a former Candlewood Suites hotel to turn into permanent supportive housing for the city's ...

Austin police initially ruled the man's death as a homicide but changed the incident to an accidental death after reviewing ...

A new bill in the Texas Legislature proposes measures to crack down on cities not enforcing the state's homeless camping ban.

Austin’s $350 million plan to end homelessness aims to expand shelter and housing, but encampment sweeps threaten to undercut ...

A so-called “ghost neighborhood" in South Austin has been demolished after the developer failed to finish construction.

A homeless encampment in East Austin was shut down after the city said it was located on "high wildfire-risk" land.

The proposal aims to make working conditions safer for teachers but critics worry it could push the state’s most vulnerable ...

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/21-removed-from-southeast-austin-homeless-camp-but-issues-remain/ For months KXAN has been telling you about a ...

The roundtable, hosted by OurCalling, a nonprofit ministry serving the city’s unhoused population, was closed to the press, ...

The Salvation Army in Beaumont is expanding its services and increasing shelter capacity as homelessness in Southeast Texas has more than doubled over the past ...

In 2019, Texas enacted similar restrictions on disciplining homeless students ... and politics event happening Nov. 13–15 in downtown Austin. Step inside the conversations shaping the future ...