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‘Teen Mom’ Alum Farrah Abraham Sets Sight on 2028 Austin Mayor Race After Disastrous City Council Loss
Farrah Abraham didn’t come close to winning her race for city council in Austin, Texas — but all is well, as the former Teen Mom star has seemingly pivoted her political goals to the 2028 Austin mayoral race. “Austin Future Mayor ’28,” Abraham, 35, added to her Instagram bio shortly after taking an L in […]
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Proposition I has failed. Here are results for the other Austin props on the ballot
Unofficial election results show Proposition I has failed. Its backers, the leaders of the political action committee Save Austin Now, conceded Tuesday night that it would not pass. Eight propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot aimed to change the city of Austin’s charter, and Prop I — a measure that...
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How did the women's restroom at Austin's Donn's Depot become so 'iconic'?
This story was originally told at ATXplained Live at Bass Concert Hall on May 21, 2026. Get tickets for our next show here. The women’s room at Donn’s Depot is a carnival. The walls have vertical red and white stripes. A worn crimson carpet covers the floor and then goes up and over some wooden chairs, creating a bench. Remnants of tinsel garland are stapled to the ceiling. The cobwebs look older than some of the customers.
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Flock Cameras Face Growing Resistance at the Ballot Box
On Tuesday, voters took to the ballot box to weigh in on the future of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers (ALPRs), adding to a growing nationwide backlash against mass government surveillance and mounting privacy concerns. Although Flock cameras are just over a year old in York, Maine,...
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Memo: Austin proposes new plan that could demolish unsafe structures within 96 hours
In an Oct. 30 memorandum, the Austin Development Services (DSD) proposed a new process for emergency demolitions, citing the new plan could provide a "proactive mechanism" to address unsafe structures that pose imminent danger to the community.
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NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
As Hinojosa prepares to lead Texas, capital visitors share hopes for administration
At the state capital in Austin on Wednesday, many people took tours of the Capitol building. Come January, it will be led by new governor-elect Gina Hinojosa. Gina Hinojosa started her political journey running for a school board position to save Pease Elementary, where her child went to school. Those...
Austin Chronicle
AISD Redraws Northeast Austin School Zones, Approves Turnaround Plans
Last Thursday, Oct. 29, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees rubber-stamped plans to improve 26 low-rated campuses. They also created an attendance boundary for General Marshall Middle School in Northeast Austin for the first time ever, and redrew the boundary for the overcrowded Linder Elementary. Last fall, the district had...