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Austin ISD faces state intervention. More Texas districts could be next

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Austin ISD ends the year $105M in the red. The financial picture is still shifting

Austin ISD’s deficit grew dramatically over the course of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Trustees adopted the budget in June 2025 ...
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Travis County childcare funding ‘stopped the bleeding,’ but providers are still struggling

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Texas could strip power from Austin ISD trustees. Why would anyone run for the school board?

TEA could take over Austin ISD, stripping its school board of power. Still, 15 candidates remain on November’s ballot.
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Austin rents are falling. So why are eviction filings still at record highs?

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Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power

Construction of the CyrusOne DFW-10 data center in Whitney, Texas on May 25, 2026. JUSTIN HAMEL/ WACO BRIDGE/ CATCHLIGHT LOCAL/ REPORT FOR AMERICA Understand the city you’re living in. Get trusted ...
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Austin wants to keep hyperscale data centers out. City Council is speeding up the rules

Austin City Council on Thursday moved to fast-track new regulations that could keep large data centers out of the city, ...