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Austin City Council to vote on APD Open Policing Data Release resolution | #citycouncil

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin City Council is expected to vote on a resolution regarding the expansion of police data. The resolution directs the city manager to come up with a plan for the APD Open Policing Data Release. The item, sponsored by District 4 Council Member Jose “Chito” Vela, and co-sponsored by four other council members, […]

Alaska

Feds disburse $207M in grants to modernize power grid | #alaska | #politics

The triple-digit heat baking Texas is pushing demand for electricity to record levels, and to keep the power flowing during extreme weather, the Biden administration is providing tens of millions of dollars to the state — part of a $207 million total grant across nine states and three tribal nations — to improve the resiliency of […]

Alabama

Civil rights groups encouraged after redistricting decision | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has chiseled away at federal protections aimed at restricting racial bias in political mapmaking for years, which is why it was such a surprise earlier this month when justices ruled in favor of Black voters who challenged Alabama’s legislative lines. That case could have major implications across the […]

Alabama

Top US general says Ukraine is ‘well prepared’ for counteroffensive in war that has ‘greater meaning’ for the world | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(CNN) — The top US general told CNN on Monday that while Ukraine is “very well prepared” for a counteroffensive against Russia, it is “too early to tell what outcomes are going to happen.” “They’re in a war that’s an existential threat for the very survival of Ukraine and has greater meaning for the rest of the world […]

Mayor

Austin’s warnings about ice storms, power outages will improve, mayor says

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has promised to revamp the city’s emergency communications after officials fumbled warnings about this week’s ice storm and the subsequent power outages that will last days for many residents. […]

City Council

Austin’s new City Council kicks off new term with Jan. 6 inauguration, mayor pro tem election | #citycouncil

Kirk Watson was sworn in as Austin’s next mayor Jan. 6 alongside new and returning City Council members Natasha Harper-Madison, José Velásquez, Ryan Alter, Paige Ellis and Zohaib “Zo” Qadri to kick off a new council term. Watson, Velásquez, Alter and Qadri all won their council seats in the city’s December runoff election, and incumbents […]

City Council

City Council member, firefighters association criticize Austin’s cold weather shelter policy | #citycouncil

City Council member, firefighters association criticize Austin’s cold weather shelter policy City Council Member Vanessa Fuentes says, “We already know we are expecting freezing temperatures starting Thursday. We need to give our community time to make arrangements.” AUSTIN, Texas – The City of Austin says it’s prepared to activate cold weather shelters, but its policy […]

Alaska

Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge | #alaska | #politics

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The outcome could undercut the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which was enacted in response to the alarming […]

Mayor

Texas Rep Israel eyes Austin mayor’s office in bid to be city’s first LGBTQ leader

Over the course of her near-decadelong run in the Texas legislature, Democrat Celia Israel has established herself as a champion for equality. As a state representative, Israel helped defeat measures to ban gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, pushed back against legislation to further restrict voting among the state’s most vulnerable and advocated for greater […]

Mayor

Austin Mayor Steve Adler accused of sleeping at cop’s funeral

Austin Mayor Steve Adler apologized to the family of a late police officer after he was accused of falling asleep during a funeral honoring the cop who died in an off-duty motorcycle crash last month. Adler expressed remorse after a photo was posted online by an Austin police officer that showed him with his eyes […]