This story was updated at 12:45pm August 23, 2025, to add a link to the audio recording of the Appraisal Review Board’s ...

Austin City Council Member Jose Velasquez filed this updated Statement of Financial Information covering the first six months of 2025.

Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel filed this updated Statement of Financial Information covering the first six months of 2025.

Austin City Council Member Vanessa Fuentes filed this updated Statement of Financial Information covering the first six months of 2025.

Austin City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison filed this updated Statement of Financial Information covering the first six months of 2025.

Austin City Council Member Ryan Alter filed this updated Statement of Financial Information covering the first six months of 2025.

Did the City of Austin “defund” the police? Did it cut its police budget by 5 percent or by one-third? What’s the truth behind these conflicting claims? Those are hot-button issues that play into the ...

Kirk Watson, the highest-profile Democrat running to be Austin’s next mayor, has long ago been there, done that, and yet he wants another crack at leading city government. Which raises the question: ...

District 10 incumbent Council Member Alison Alter is running for reelection against five opponents and stands ready to defend her record of accomplishments since first elected in 2016. “It is good for ...