The Latest Breaking News from Austin

Civil rights organization challenged a new Texas immigration law on Tuesday which would allow police to arrest migrants suspectedly of crossing the border illegally and permit judges to order them to leave the U.S. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Austin on Tuesday, comes less than 24 hours after…

Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction.

Tax filings show Musk’s charity The Foundation seeks to establish primary and secondary Stem school in Austin

The Tesla CEO and Texas resident’s charitable foundation filed an application to create the new school “dedicated to education at the highest levels.”

From poetic dreamworlds to the people’s hospital, Texas authors paint very different portraits of our diverse state.

The woman was shot in the chest while outside in the 500 block of North Long Avenue, police said.

A man, 24, was seen exiting a car that was reported stolen. He fled and was hit by a car in the 800 block of South Cicero Avenue, police say.

The attorney general’s charges against VA Claims Insider echo allegations in an investigation The Texas Tribune published in July.

Plus: Austin and Salt Lake City pass very different "middle housing" reforms, Democrats in Congress want to ban hedge fund–owned rental housing, and a look at GOP presidential candidate's housing policy positions.