With a major ruling about mifepristone possibly happening this week, an audience at South by Southwest got their chance to view a new timely documentary, Plan C, about the abortion pill, and the advocates and providers that are trying to increase its access and...
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review Every week,...
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review Another...
Less than 900 votes separated Kirk Watson from Celia Israel in the runoff election for Austin Mayor. Israel, who is a former state representative, conceded the race last night. Watson is a former state senator and the former Mayor of Austin. He left his role as the...
Texas isn't quite done with election season yet. Early voting started today in Austin for several important runoff races. In the mayor's race, State Representative Celia Israel faces former mayor and state senator Kirk Watson. Israel came in first in the November...
In a 10-0 vote, Austin City Council passed a resolution to decriminalize abortion in the state capital. The resolution also asks law enforcement to make prosecuting abortion seekers and abortion providers their lowest priority. And stops agencies from...
Austin voters over the weekend overwhelmingly voted in favor of Proposition A, a city ordinance to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban the use of no-knock warrants by Austin police. Eighty-six percent of Austinies voted in favor of Prop...
Community leader and entrepreneur Joah Spearman said he’s running a non-partisan campaign in the race for District 9 of Austin City Council. With his experience in a variety of industries including technology, business and philanthropy, Spearman said he brings a...
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited Austin on Sunday to drum up support for congressional candidate Greg Casar and encourage Texans to organize to prevent fascism. “There is too much at stake for us to resigned this November,” Ocasio-Cortez...