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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s monthly report of sales tax revenue allocations shows the month of September totaled $3.15 billion, 22.3 percent more than in

During Tuesday’s joint session of the Austin Council and Travis County Commissioners Court, Travis county Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes announced Austin Public Health

After it was called off in 2020, the Austin City Limits Music Festival is set to begin on Friday, October 1, and the city

Following a decision last week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend COVID-19 booster shots for certain sections of the population,

Texas State University has awarded more than $40 million to students for the fall 2021 semester through Bobcat Cares Emergency Grant. All enrolled students

The Round Rock Independent School District has approved a new requirement for masks on campuses.  The previous requirement expired on Friday, September 17, and

The Texas Workforce Commission is providing extra help to the service industry, which was hit very hard by the pandemic, by providing 12 months

Air travel has seen a continued rebound from last year’s COVID-induced lows. At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, passenger traffic has jumped significantly this year, and

The Round Rock Independent School District Board of Trustees will convene on Saturday, September 18 to discuss possibly extending the current mask requirements on

This year’s National Night Out event in Lockhart has been called off.  The annual event gives police officers a chance to interact with the

Amid rising cases of COVID-19, the Leander Independent School District has extended its requirement for all students, staff, and visitors to wear a mask

August proved to be the pandemic’s most lethal month since COVID-19 vaccines became available earlier in the year, Austin Public Health officials reported on

The Labor Day weekend has arrived.  As Travis County remains under Stage 5 COVID recommendations, Austin Public Health is urging people to be careful

With 65% of its funding left sitting idle, Travis County is scrambling to allocate the millions of dollars that still remain as part of

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has released totals for fiscal 2021 state revenues, in addition to announcing monthly state revenues for August. •General Revenue-related revenue