While D10 may still be friendlier to conservatives than most other parts of Austin, the national GOP has undoubtedly suffered a setback here due to Trump's unpopularity among educated suburbanites. This is definitely the kind of place that has drifted blue as the GOP has increasingly become the party of the white working class.

Traffic has returned, but is still below pre-pandemic levels. But we can't count on this being permanent.

There's a potential to get a great new social services building ... perhaps for free! But Capitol View Corridor restrictions stand in the way.

The governor is hoping more Austin-bashing will keep the Lege in GOP control.

Everybody seems to agree that housing for the poor is more important than parking lots. Can we also agree that housing for the middle class is also more important than parking lots?

A slew of proposed changes to city government aimed at making it more democratic & accountable.

What are the main appeals that the Project Connect campaign is making to voters?

Council members have been floating APD budget cuts. In some cases, it's hard to know what the actual savings will be from a specific cut. But here's what city budget staff said yesterday in a meeting with the Council Public Safety Committee.

It looks like there is a consensus on City Council in support of a few big cuts to the APD budget. But there is also hesitancy about pushing forward with major restructuring of the department before the September budget deadline, especially considering the apparent resistance from feet-dragging from city staff.