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Days of street protests in Los Angeles against immigration raids have seen some scuffles with law enforcement, but a video circulating online does not show clashes in the United States' second-largest city.
AUSTIN, Texas — By next summer, southeast Austin will have a new affordable housing and tiny home community. Right now, local nonprofit Foundation Communities is in the middle of building Burleson Studios, a 104-unit affordable housing community for single adults just three miles east of Interstate 35 on Burleson Road.
Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a new package of property tax cuts that would offer relief to millions of Texas homeowners struggling with rising bills.
The Legislature passed laws allowing smaller homes on smaller lots and making it harder for neighbors to block new housing.
A former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice will chair a task force to “guide the safe, ethical, and effective use of [artificial intelligence] in the criminal justice system,”
The Statesman has gathered 9 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in the Austin area.
Statewide and in Austin, the newly released high school-level STAAR scores show students improved in Algebra scores, but saw slight declines in English.
The timing for the Austin, Texas launch could change as Tesla is being “super paranoid about safety,” Elon Musk said.
Data from Austin Energy shows a peak of 72,506 customers were without power at 7:56 p.m. on May 28. That’s approximately 12.8% of all customers.
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Despite being the most populous city in Texas, Houston has among the lowest property tax rates among the state’s 10 largest cities. Houstonians pay nearly 52 cents per $100 of their property’s valuation, making it the third lowest property tax rate among the cities with the largest populations.