Nathan Bernier
Austin transportation reporter
KUT News
At KUT Fest, Paige Ellis — who's on Austin's city council and CapMetro's board — agreed with Mayor Kirk Watson that ATP's office lease plan was wrong, but said the dispute showed oversight is working.
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A Travis County judge issued a temporary injunction allowed the sale of hemp flower and concentrates and blocking sharply higher state fees charged to businesses that make and sell hemp products.
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The Texas hemp industry is asking a judge to suspend some of the state's new rules while businesses challenge the regulations in court.
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The public has until May 3 to comment on the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's environmental review of the MoPac South project
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Nearly 200 Austin students are headed to the national archery championship, including a group from Highland Park Elementary — a school that's won every state championship since 2018.
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A Travis County judge agreed with plaintiffs that some of the rules that took effect March 31 were causing irreparable harm.
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Companies seek immediate pause of rules, accusing Texas regulators of effectively banning smokable products, raising fees beyond what's allowed and sidestepping rulemaking requirements.
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Texas says new rules banning sales of smokable hemp also apply to out-of-state companies. But cannabis lawyers question the rules and Austin police won't confiscate hemp if you have the packaging.
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City staff warned council members against committing more money to caps over I-35 as costs climb and no outside funding has emerged.
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Politicians from both major parties are blaming each other for holding unpaid TSA officers "hostage" in negotiations over government funding. But they say few TSA workers at Austin's airport are calling in sick.
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New state rules change how THC levels are calculated and raise fees on hemp businesses by as much as 4,000%
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Public records show TxDOT and the Trail Conservancy spent more than two years exploring ways to route $25 million in boardwalk funding around Austin Parks and Recreation and City Council.
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Construction on the boardwalk has not begun. Public records show the project has been slowed by behind-the-scenes disputes over who would control the money.
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Austin Police Chief Linda Davis said she is confident her department has the resources it needs to ensure "a safe festival season" after a deadly shooting at a West Sixth Street bar.
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The three crossings were part of a federal study, originally scheduled to run through 2026, on how creative crosswalks affect pedestrian safety.
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