In November 2024, California voters approved Proposition 36 by more than a 2-to-1 margin. The measure, which reclassified some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, was largely viewed as a ...

When the Austin City Council passed a new budget late Thursday, the American-Statesman and other publications emphasized the spending plan included $95 million in cuts – an eye-popping sum that would ...

Proposition Q, which would have raised the city property tax rate by more than 20%, is on track to fail with more than 65% of voters against the hike. Austin leaders and organizations were quick to ...

Texas summer camps are working to comply with new safety rules to reopen, as part of a number of sweeping changes approved after last summer's deadly floods in central Texas. New reporting shows -- ...