State rep. Briscoe Cain's bill to make the city of Austin the "District of Austin" was laughed out of committee after a ...

A Texas House committee took the unusual step of unanimously voting down the bill to make Austin a district of the state and ...

The border operation's price tag is expected to jump to almost $18 billion by fall 2027 under the proposed budget.

Two students at Longview High School were surprised on Friday after learning they had been awarded full ride scholarships to ...

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts discuss the big stories from This Week in Texas Politics.

Throughout her career, Carole Keeton – also known as Carole Keeton Strayhorn – served as mayor of Austin, Texas railroad ...

A bill creating a "District of Austin" that would've given state lawmakers the final say on local decisions was voted down 11 ...

The bill, authored by State Rep. Briscoe Cain, would have allowed the state to amend or repeal laws, ordinances and policies ...

Austin is not exactly Trump country, so it naming a major, but troubled, highway through the city could send a mixed ...

Former Austin mayor and state comptroller Carole Keeton has died, her family announced Wednesday. She was 85.