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Meet the candidates running for the Austin Community College board

Incumbent Dana Walker and Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia are running for Place 1. The candidates for Place 3 are Nan McRaven, who ...
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Burnet and Webb middle school parents meet petition deadline to close their schools, but some say they felt pressured to sign

Parents of more than 50% of students at the two schools signed a petition to close their schools in hopes of preventing a ...
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Meet the District 9 candidates running to represent the neighborhoods in and around Austin’s downtown on City Council

Three of the five candidates running to represent District 9 at City Hall attended a forum hosted by Austin Current, Austin ...
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Austin Council of PTAs joins late push for Burnet, Webb closure petitions

Georgina Lopez, whose two children attend seventh and eighth grade at Burnet, said parents met with Austin Council of PTAs last week to request support in informing parents about the petition and ...
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Austin approved $566M without voter say, including projects cut from this November’s bond package.

Understand the city you’re living in. Get trusted reporting on the issues, decisions and changes shaping Austin. Austin City Council has borrowed $566 million without voter approval since 2024, a ...
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Austin Decides

Austin Decides This year’s November ballot entrusts Austinites with decisions on five Austin City Council seats, two bond ...
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Austin and other local governments raised taxes this year. Will your bill go up?

Understand the city you’re living in. Get trusted reporting on the issues, decisions and changes shaping Austin. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See ...
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Texas will review Austin ISD’s spending in the state’s latest scrutiny of the capitol district

Austin ISD is among four school districts selected by the comptroller’s office for a financial review ahead of next year’s ...
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Austin taxpayers will pay the price if Texas education department takes over school district

Elliott Schwarz and Fox Taylor drum during the rally against the state takeover of public schools at Brentwood Neighborhood Park on Aug. 8, 2026. LEILA SAIDANE FOR AUSTIN CURRENT Understand the city ...
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Burnet, Webb families say Austin ISD failed them. Now they’re asked to close their schools.

Ingrid Saucedo says Burnet Middle School parents spent years warning Austin school district leaders about the language barriers and teacher turnover their children experienced. Now, they’re being ...