Mary Huber
Austin American-Statesman
Austin, TX, United States
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Deadline nears to register to vote in time for the March primaries
Time is running out to register to vote for the upcoming March primaries.Those wishing to cast a ballot on March 3 in Texas, which is participating in → Read More
Hays County puts $2M toward Texas 21 study to improve safety, accommodate growth
After more than three dozen traffic fatalities in two years along a stretch of Texas 21 in Hays County, commissioners this week committed to spend $2 million on a transportation study that will examine how to improve safety on the highway and accommodate the influx of new growth in the region south of Austin.The study, approved unanimously by commissioners Tuesday, will look specifically at a… → Read More
Transit-only lanes getting red paint job in downtown Austin
Some of Austin’s downtown streets are getting a new look this week.Starting as early Sunday, the city’s Transportation Department will lay red → Read More
First baby born in Austin in 2020 arrives to free Torchy’s tacos
Just after midnight Wednesday, Kent Adan Silva became the first baby born of the new decade in Austin, entering the world at 12:40 a.m. to two joyous → Read More
East Austin woman nearly struck by bullet amid NYE celebratory gunfire, police say
A woman was nearly struck in the head after a bullet entered her East Austin home just after midnight New Year’s Eve, an Austin police officer said. → Read More
Austin, Travis County invest $600K for outreach for 2020 census
On Wednesday, dozens of government leaders, community advocates and demographers met in a first-floor room of a downtown Austin office building to → Read More
JUST IN: Travis County adopts $1.2 billion budget, approves tax hike
Travis County on Tuesday adopted a $1.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2020 that includes raises for staff and elected officials but stops short of giving → Read More
Central Health adopts $291M budget, proposes slight tax increase
Central Health has adopted a $291 million budget for fiscal year 2020 that increases spending on health care for Travis County's lowest income residents → Read More
Hays County's $383 million budget prioritizes criminal justice, flood control
Hays County adopted a $383 million budget for fiscal year 2020 that prioritizes criminal justice and public safety by boosting pay for law enforcement and → Read More
JUST IN: Medics responding to possible drowning at Pace Bend Park
Multiple agencies are responding Saturday afternoon to a possible drowning at Pace Bend Park in northwestern Travis County, Austin - Travis County EMS → Read More
FORECAST: Hot and sunny Saturday in Austin with high of 99 degrees
The National Weather Service is calling for clear skies and lots of sunshine this weekend in Austin, ahead of a potentially rainy week ahead.On Saturday, → Read More
Central Texas counties roll out new voting machines for November election
Central Texas voters, get prepared for a new experience at the polls come November.Travis, Hays and Williamson counties are all rolling out new voting → Read More
HAPPENING NOW: Firefighters battling 50-acre brush fire in southern Travis County
Firefighters are battling a 50-acre brush fire Saturday afternoon in southern Travis County.The Austin Fire Department said at 3:43 p.m. that it had → Read More
Affidavit: Man arrested after calling Concordia University, threatening to 'shoot up school'
A man was arrested Friday after police say he called Concordia University and threatened to shoot up the school, an arrest warrant says.David Dixon, 30, → Read More
Travis County rejects unions' request for law enforcement pay raises
Travis County commissioners on Thursday rejected a request from the county's two sheriff's unions to give the county's law enforcement officers a 3% raise → Read More
Texas sues opioid drug maker, alleging fraud, says it misled doctors
The Texas attorney general's office is suing pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson for fraud, alleging it misrepresented the dangers of one its → Read More
JUST IN: Family of woman killed in 2018 home explosion sues gas companies
The family of a woman who was killed when a gas line exploded under her Southeast Austin home last year is suing Texas Gas Service and ONE Gas saying they → Read More
JUST IN: Travis County to seek maximum property tax rate for fiscal 2020
Travis County commissioners, hoping to bring in the most revenue possible ahead of tighter budget years ahead, signaled Tuesday that they will seek the → Read More
Before marijuana laws go into effect, hundreds gather for Texas conference
Hemp industry experts and entrepreneurs gathered in downtown Austin on Saturday to find out how to get a foothold in a burgeoning market.Among the more → Read More
UPDATE: 1 in custody after mass shootings in Midland-Odessa area, reports say
One person has been arrested after multiple shootings between Odessa and Midland on Saturday that left possibly two dead and dozens injured, according to → Read More