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1Oct 13, '20BREAKING: Nearly all eligible voters in Travis County are registered to vote this year. A record 97% of the county’s estimated 850,000 eligible voters are registered49.1×032k6.6k131
2Jul 15, '22As polls show the Texas governor election tightening, Beto O'Rourke outraises Greg Abbott, funded by teachers more than any other occupation.41.9×030k4.9k55
3May 5, '22Abbott said Wednesday that Texas would consider challenging a 1982 Supreme Court decision requiring states to offer free public education to all children, including those of undocu33.2×06.3k4.8k596
4Sep 28, '22Texas country legend Willie Nelson will perform at an event Sunday for Democrat Beto O'Rourke in Austin. It's billed as the "Vote 'Em Out" rally in O'Rourke's effort to deny Republ25.4×017k4k34
5Oct 4, '24Texas was ranked the third-worst state to move to in 2024 in a recent study. It scored worst among U.S. states for education and health.20.6×325k1.3k652102
6Oct 25, '24Texas' largest Teamsters union has endorsed Harris ahead of her Houston rally, despite the international union withholding endorsement.19.3×304k18k4.9k128
7Oct 3, '20BREAKING: Texas Attorney Ken Paxton took bribes, abused office, executives in his office say17×07k3.9k116
8Sep 5, '20Pro-Trump boats take on water during Lake Travis parade13.8×05.7k1.2k84
9Oct 20, '24Opinion: Endorsement: Colin Allred is the right choice for Texas in the U.S. Senate12.4×196k9.5k2.4k61
10Jul 9, '19BREAKING: All University of Texas in-state students with families that make less than $65,000 a year will be given full scholarships beginning in fall 202011.8×05.8k2.1k63
11Jan 10, '20BREAKING: Gov. Abbott said Texas won’t participate in the refugee resettlement program, citing concerns about border security10.8×05k1.2k36
12Dec 2, '20“We need to stay home if you can. This is not the time to relax... We may have to close things down if we are not careful," @MayorAdler told residents in a Facebook video last mont10.4×03.2k1.4k127
13Aug 28, '19BREAKING: Matthew McConaughey joins University of Texas faculty10.3×05.6k1.3k57
14Nov 13, '17These crabs can grow up to 3 feet, but did they eat Amelia Earhart?7.8×02.9k1.1k4
15Mar 12, '25Governor Greg Abbott announced that the fifth Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant of $17.3 million will be awarded to SpaceX.7.2×114k1.6k9225
16Mar 10, '20Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones charged with DWI in Travis Co., authorities say5.9×02.1k84730
17Jun 8, '20“I am not resisting. Sir, I can’t breathe. ... Please. ... Please. Save me.” Javier Ambler, a 40-year-old former postal worker, died after a Williamson County deputy pulled him ove5.8×01.9k1.7k75
18Sep 16, '23Editorial: Paxton is acquitted, and Texans and good government are the losers5.2×82k6471504
19May 6, '21BREAKING: University of Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger, the younger brother of former Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger, was found dead Thursday near the college campus5.2×01.8k98784
20Nov 3, '24Texas was ranked the third-worst state to move to in 2024 in a recent study. It scored worst among U.S. states for education and health.5.1×80k1.4k67867
21Jun 10, '20UPDATE: ‘Live PD’ says it destroyed video of death of man saying, ‘I can’t breathe’5.0×01.4k1.2k72
22May 19, '18SANTA FE SHOOTING: Chief Acevedo says elected officials should ask God’s forgiveness for their inaction4.9×03.1k8812
23Jul 12, '22Exclusive: New video, obtained by @statesman and @KVUE, shows the Uvalde gunman enter Robb Elementary School and the arrival of heavily armed officers who delay confronting shooter4.8×01.3k711451
24Mar 2, '21BREAKING: Gov. Abbott moves to "open Texas 100%," ends state mask mandate4.2×078729420
25Apr 12, '22Border wait times for commercial trucks at El Paso ports of entry surged after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered enhanced state inspections, sparking a domino effect of disruptions to4.1×01.4k97830
26Oct 22, '23Prince Harry makes appearance at F1 race in Austin, meets with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS team4.0×63k98219917
27May 12, '22Hundreds of Austin students walked out of class for about an hour on Thursday in support of abortion rights.3.8×02.4k4848
28Jun 12, '21Photos show a chaotic scene in downtown Austin after 13 people were shot early Saturday morning3.6×01k70528
29Apr 29, '24500+ faculty members sign letter of no confidence against UT president over protests, DEI3.6×57k66416230
30Dec 28, '18BREAKING: Richard Overton, America’s oldest man and WWII vet, dies at 112 ...3.5×01.6k6764
31Mar 10, '21BREAKING: Texas Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX says Austin officials have until 6 p.m. to lift any local mask requirements and business restrictions or "On behalf of the State of Te3.4×065639817
32Jan 15, '21BREAKING: Authorities are monitoring multiple groups that could threaten the Texas Capitol in coming days, @TxDPS told state senators in private meetings this week 1/3.4×097566949
33Feb 15, '21BREAKING: Texas electric grid operators have initiated rotating blackouts across the state after power demand reached an all-time high3.3×080665042
34Jan 7, '21BREAKING: A new and more contagious coronavirus variant has been identified in Texas for the first time, health officials say 1/3.2×069262542
35Feb 15, '21BREAKING: Nearly 40% of Austin Energy homes are still without power Monday after attempted "rolling blackouts" ordered by Texas power grid operators were not successfully executed 3.1×01.1k59743
36Oct 28, '24Opinion: All Latinos, not just immigrants, should fear Donald Trump's mass deportation vow3.1×48k96443220
37Aug 26, '24Lidia Martinez, an 87-year-old retired teacher, said she opened her door at 6 a.m. to find nine officers seeking info on her voter registration work.3.0×48k1.1k72733
38May 16, '17Austin man sues date for texting during movie3.0×07795730
39Jan 31, '19BREAKING: Google has signed a lease for a 35-story tower that has started construction just east of the Central Library in downtown Austin, a source says2.9×01.2k57819
40May 29, '24Ex-Texas football RB Bijan Robinson donates $300,000 to aid Austin's homelessness crisis2.8×44k885939
41Aug 18, '17BREAKING: Six Flags to now fly 6 American flags at parks; will remove Confederate, other flags2.8×01.1k5590
42Sep 28, '20BREAKING: Williamson County @SheriffChody has been indicted on an evidence tampering charge relating to the destruction of "Live PD" footage that showed deputies chasing and using 2.7×01.2k63112
43Aug 13, '20BREAKING: Austin City Council unanimously approved a $4.2 billion budget that includes about $150 million in cuts to Austin police2.5×01k39213
44Jul 6, '20BREAKING: A grim milestone, Texas has reached 200,000 coronavirus cases, 17 days after reaching 100,000, a number that took four months to hit 1/2.4×069467116
45Jul 28, '18City report on Confederate monuments raises idea of renaming Austin2.4×065531810
46Oct 10, '20BREAKING: US judge blocks Abbott order limiting ballot drop-off locations2.3×01.3k3963
47Jul 11, '25P. Terry's has record sales day, with all profits going to flood relief2.3×36k925999
48Apr 18, '22Editorial: "If you insist on such stunts, pay for them with your massive campaign account, not tax dollars. Texas doesn't need political gimmickry and campaign theater. Texas needs2.3×01.1k44813
49Jan 27, '21"You saw her at your worst when your kid was sick, and she just always had a smile on her face." More on Dr. Lindley Dodson:2.2×01.2k35646
52Feb 16, '21At least five of the fifteen people, including the chairwoman and vice chairman, serving on ERCOT's board of directors do not appear to live in Texas, @madlinbmek reports2.2×084250416
53Jan 27, '21.@statesman spent last night and today covering developments surrounding a hostage situation during which local pediatrician Dr. Lindley Dodson was shot and killed. Here's what we 2.2×0874396109
54Oct 31, '18PHOTOS: Beto O’Rourke campaigns at the Mueller Development in Austin2.1×01.6k2252
55Nov 15, '21BREAKING: Beto O'Rourke has announced that he is running for Texas governor.2.1×01.3k2166
56Oct 23, '22Texans deserve state leadership that is serious, constructive and focused on the people’s priorities. Only one slate of candidates on the November ballot fits that description.2.1×01k3871
57May 26, '17LIVE: 'Gilmore Girls' star Jared Padalecki is speaking in favor of a cyberbullying bill at the Texas Capitol #txlege2.0×01.1k3630
58Jun 20, '22BREAKING: Multiple police officers stood in a hallway at Robb Elementary School armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield within nine minutes of a gunman arriving at the 2.0×072841542
59Jan 25, '18Small Confederate monument on far South Congress vandalized:1.9×01k2320
60Mar 9, '24Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit La Barbecue in Austin for some brisket during SXSW1.9×30k82915814
61Jan 16, '18What Texans use as an ice scraper when they definitely don't have one1.9×01.1k3190
62Feb 10, '17JUST IN: Austin district educators supply students information on handling ICE1.9×05925870
63Mar 16, '20Students across Texas will not have to be expected to take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, the Texas Education Agency announced Monday.1.9×091634815
64Sep 2, '24Opinion: Paxton's raids on Latinos are like from a dictator's playbook1.9×29k71231521
65Jan 6, '21Ted Cruz should resign 'immediately,' Joaquin Castro says in wake of Capitol riots1.9×01.2k2651
66Oct 3, '22Droves of Texas Democrats and country music fans made their way to South Austin on Sunday to see country legend Willie Nelson and gubernatorial hopeful Beto O'Rourke.1.8×01.2k2224
67May 15, '22"Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion," Texas gubernatorial candidate @BetoORourke said on Instagram. @PolitiFact rated this claim Mostly True.1.8×08493846
68Mar 3, '18JUST IN: Texans smash early voting record powered by Democratic surge1.8×08603850
69Jul 9, '20BREAKING: Under a new resolution passed by Austin City Council members, anyone caught in public not wearing a mask in Austin can be fined up to $2,0001.8×08603407
70Jan 30, '17WATCH: Mayor Steve Adler denounces President Trump's immigration ban, says immigrants are welcome in Austin1.8×01.2k2910
71Feb 20, '15Here’s your first look at Friday’s paper: First gay couple is legally married in Texas1.7×01k3470
72May 25, '22Gov. Greg Abbott: “I hate to say this, but there are more people who are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in schools in Texas."1.7×072517215
73Jun 24, '16The “I love you so much” wall is covered with photos of Orlando victims1.6×07004360
74Mar 3, '21BREAKING: Three of the four state health experts on @GovAbbott's Strike Force to Open Texas were not consulted before he lifted a statewide mask mandate, @asherprice reports 1/1.5×062435312
75Feb 15, '22An Austin lawyer argues that Texas AG Ken Paxton should be disbarred for inciting members of the public to pressure a group of judges into issuing a ruling in Paxton's favor1.5×08532825
76Jul 29, '16Blind burger taste test proves Texas’ favorite still reigns -- Whataburger forever y'all1.5×06843970
77Mar 12, '22.@BetoORourke said Saturday that if elected governor of Texas, he would pursue legalizing marijuana — and said he anticipates that the Republican majority in the Texas legislature 1.5×01.1k1681
79Aug 10, '18Woman stole $72,800 from Austin Polish Society, affidavit says1.5×06969319
80Oct 15, '20JUST IN: Travis County voters cast 10,000 ballots in three hours this morning1.5×09142293
81Aug 25, '22"I have messages for Pete Arredondo and all the law enforcement that were there that day," 10-year-old Caitlyne Gonzalez said into the microphone. "Turn in your badge and step down1.4×083924528
82Oct 16, '20JUST IN: Former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke to teach at Texas State University next year, college paper reports1.4×06701474
83Aug 5, '19We're better than this. Aren't we? Today's Austin American-Statesman front page features an editorial addressing mass shootings. Read it online here:1.4×071625713
84Aug 28, '21Concluding that Gov. Greg Abbott exceeded his authority by banning mask mandates in Texas, an Austin judge ruled Friday that school districts in Travis County can enforce face cove1.3×08321492
85Mar 25, '21A crowd gathered at the Texas Capitol this morning to rally in support of the George Floyd Act, which would ban chokeholds across the state and require officers to intervene or ren1.2×07742137
86Feb 19, '22Gov. Greg Abbott's early rhetoric suggests Texas might be in for the most bruising race for governor since the Ann Richards-Clayton Williams matchup in 1990.1.2×06531664
87Oct 25, '18PHOTOS: Natalie Portman stops by Cedar Park offices of congressional candidate M.J. Hegar1.2×08251433
88May 11, '18🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RICHARD OVERTON! 🎂 How hanging out on his front porch, smoking cigars and greeting passers-by make life sweet for this neighborhood king:1.2×07152080
89Aug 24, '21BREAKING: Austin is expected to welcome nearly 200 Afghan refugees by the end of September. It's the largest intake of any Texas city, with Dallas set to receive 144 and Houston 111.2×07521343
90Feb 18, '22BREAKING: Texas House candidate Justin Berry was among the 19 Austin police officers indicted on criminal charges Thursday.1.1×05582419
91May 11, '22From the editorial board: We urge Gov. Abbott to release documents related to his secondary truck inspections, and to be fully transparent about Operation Lone Star.1.1×05562461
92May 28, '17Bill to crack down on cyberbullying in schools advances to Gov. Abbott1.1×08401320
93Oct 18, '21.@tedcruz called an Australian vaccine mandate "COVID tyranny." @fanniebay, the Australian chief minister who imposed the mandate, responded saying that nearly 70,000 Texans have d1.1×05881584
94Mar 8, '21BREAKING: H-E-B now says customers will be required to wear masks to enter its stores. Other grocers, including Randalls and Whole Foods, are also requiring customers wear masks1.0×07011133
95Sep 30, '18Beto O’Rourke promises to serve full 6-year term and no more than 2 terms1.0×06551372
96Nov 4, '24In a letter Sunday, 111 Texas OB-GYNs said the abortion ban "does not allow Texas women to get the lifesaving care they need" and called for change.1.0×16k6403318
97Aug 12, '22With three months until Election Day, O’Rourke is on the road again and looking to make inroads with voters in rural pockets of the state that trend conservative.1.0×06381502
98Mar 11, '21A bill filed by state Rep. @jamestalarico, D-Round Rock, would raise the minimum salary for Texas teachers to $70,000.0.9×06281083
99Sep 7, '22O'Rourke wore a maroon ballcap that reflected Uvalde's school colors and promised that, "at a minimum," he would push for legislation raising the legal age to purchase an assault-s0.9×06141250
100May 25, '22Beto O'Rourke: "Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just like they were killed in Uvalde yesterday."0.9×06011284

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