“Losing federal support would devastate our community, jeopardize critical projects, and harm our most vulnerable Austinites,” Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a statement shared to social media Wednesday afternoon, adding that he was thankful the White House memo outlining the freeze had been rescinded.

A new book by Jonathan Allen of NBC News and Amie Parnes of The Hill has details about the Harris campaign's botched attempt to schedule an interview with Joe Rogan.

The Trump administration's dizzying effort to curb federal spending leaves plenty of unknowns about how much money might be available for projects in the Austin area.

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the top stories in Texas politics from this week.

Already, the state has announced new initiatives as the White House targets criminal undocumented immigrants. A week into the new administration, Texas' top elected officials are stepping up ...

Texans have been tapped to run the CIA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture.

The newly deployed forces will join thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers already stationed at the border as part of Operation Lone Star.

Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, to be published April 1 by William Morrow. Copyright © 2025 by Jonathan Allen

After Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump one of the biggest missed opportunities seemed to be that she never sat down with popular podcaster Joe Rogan.

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According to the latest numbers from 2023, wind power accounted for more than 28 percent of the mix in Texas, almost three times the national average. Wind is second only to natural gas, helping make Texas a leader in the industry.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson sat down with the Texas Tribune this morning to talk about his goals in office for his new term. Some of those goals co