“Losing federal support would devastate our community, jeopardize critical projects, and harm our most vulnerable Austinites,” Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a statement shared to social media Wednesday afternoon, adding that he was thankful the White House memo outlining the freeze had been rescinded.
FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the top stories in Texas politics from this week.
The Trump administration's dizzying effort to curb federal spending leaves plenty of unknowns about how much money might be available for projects in the Austin area.
A new book by Jonathan Allen of NBC News and Amie Parnes of The Hill has details about Kamala Harris campaign's botched attempt to schedule a Joe Rogan interview.
Texas, said the number of air traffic controllers currently staffed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is only about half of what the Federal Aviation Administration said is necessary to increase the margin of safety for passengers leaving and entering Texas' capital.
Already, the state has announced new initiatives as the White House targets criminal undocumented immigrants. A week into the new administration, Texas' top elected officials are stepping up ...
Texans have been tapped to run the CIA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture.
Graduate student José Rodrigo Uresti stepped onto the South Lawn, and was greeted by interpreter Jennisey Basart, '05, signing, "Welcome to the White
Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on the cause.
Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,’ detailed how Rogan and the Harris camp could never agree to a time and date.
Musk said Tesla robotaxis with unsupervised Full Self Driving technology will begin picking up fares in Austin, Texas, beginning this June. The Tesla CEO gushed over autonomous vehicle safety even as the NHTSA continues numerous probes into myriad versions of Tesla’s automated driving technologies.
The potential Trump visit to West Palm, will, again, give Palm Beach County residents a front row seat to the presidency.