Austin City Council

As workers urged City Council to pass a resolution asking Google to negotiate with Youtube Music employees, they were told their contract was over. The move...

"They just laid us all off," an employee said during Thursday's meeting. Read more: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/youtube-music-employee...

The Austin City Council's packed agenda forced their meeting to run later than expected, with almost 200 items and over five hours of public comment. Hot but...

The group Rethink35 rallied together with people in the community on Wednesday, saying they are planning to sue the State of Texas to stop the interstate exp...

The Austin City Council passed a resolution deprioritizing the enforcement of SB 14, the state law that bans minors' access to gender-affirming healthcare. ...

In a 10 to 1 vote, the Austin City Council decided to fire City Manager Spencer Cronk Wednesday morning. KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski has the details....

On Thursday, Austin City Council approved several items on the city agenda. This was one of the longest regular meetings, as there was a line both to get int...

The agenda items approved at the council's Thursday meeting focus on prioritizing renters, as many struggle with affordability. STORY: https://www.kvue.co...

The San Marcos City Council approved an economic incentive agreement with H-E-B to build a new store near the intersection of Interstate 35 and McCarty Lane....

After hours of intense questioning from Austin City Council members and a late-night vote, Joseph Chacon is now Austin's new police chief. Read more: https:/...

On Monday, the Austin City Council held a specially called meeting to address homelessness. STORY: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/austin-c...

Approved items include increasing shelter capacity, addressing mental health and supporting organizations that help the homeless. #FOX7Austin brings you the...

One of the owners of Peter Pan Mini-Golf spoke at Thursday's Austin City Council meeting. RELATED: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/peter-pan-min...

A man dressed as a clown is back at Austin City Council. Last week he asked to be made CEO of Austin Energy. That didn't happen and he's still looking for wo...

A Texas man upset with the way power outages were handled following a storm last week attended a city council meeting Thursday dressed as a clown, claiming h...

With more than 200 items on this week's agenda, Austin City Council meetings often go late into the night. KXAN's Blake Devine looks into how some leaders ar...

Data showed racial disparities in arrests made by Texas DPS troopers in Austin over the past month. On Tuesday, Austin's police chief told the city council t...

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-city-council-considering-bond-election-to-address-climate-change/ Austin City Council will vote on wh...

After all the testimony from both supporters and opponents of Phase 2 of the HOME Initiative, the Austin City Council voted 9-2 to approve the changes. Read...

They were protesting development on Riverside Drive in Southeast Austin

More than $3 million of that will go to the family of Landon Nobles, who was killed by an APD officer in 2017. #FOX7Austin brings you the important stuff li...

Council member Velasquez, Council member Ryan Alter and Council member Zohaib “Zo” Qadri were elected in December’s runoff election, along with Mayor Kirk Wa...

Pattrik Perez spoke with a city council member who is proposing a plan she says could bring in more money to address Austin's homeless situation. STORY: htt...

The raise will cost taxpayers around $350,000 a year. STORY: https://bit.ly/3c8w0Bk #FOX7Austin brings you the important stuff like breaking news, weather, ...

Offended by a proposed resolution for Austin to be a “Compassionate Community,” Council Member Don Zimmerman offered a couple of amendments, including one wi...

Nearly every member of the Austin City Council has come out in opposition to the so-called strong mayor proposition.

A local political group wants the mayor to have more control over how the City does business. KVUE's Luis de Leon breaks down their proposal and why some don...

Austin City Council members plan to discuss 911 staffing issues during a work session next week. In the meantime, KXAN looked at 911 operations in other area...

Austin City Council passed a resolution recognizing racism as a public health crisis. MORE: kvue.com KVUE is Austin's ABC affiliate station, and has b...

Members of Austin City Council will vote Wednesday on whether they take home a larger paycheck in 2023. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/a...

Candidates for District 2 took questions from Austinites during a virtual forum Wednesday night. MORE: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas...

City leaders have several major items on the docket for Thursday.

We are less than four weeks away from election day, and CBS Austin continues to take a look at local, down-ballot races, like the races for Austin City Counc...

None of the candidates in the Austin City Council races without an incumbent secured more than 50% of the vote in their race, triggering a runoff in three se...

The City Council is holding an executive session to decide if City Manager Spencer Cronk will maintain his position following winter storm response. Subscri...

In the Austin City Council races, there are runoff elections ahead in two districts. The runoffs will happen in December. STORY: https://www.kvue.com/arti...

Austin, Texas City Council Member Jose “Chito” Vela joins Chris Jansing to discuss the GRACE Act, a bill he introduced to safeguard the right to abortion hea...

The Austin City Council has given final approval for zoning changes on a controversial housing development plan in southeast Austin. STORY: https://www.kvue...

KXAN Investigative Reporter Kevin Clark talked with local expert on the city's homeless crisis.

The expansion would double the amount of paid leave employees can take. STORY: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/austin-mayor-and-council/austin-ci...

The majority of Austin voters were against eliminating the city manager position and giving the mayor veto power over the city council. They also voted again...

Council members are tackling big issues, from higher-density neighborhoods to preserving water resources, in a work session about the proposed land developme...