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Austin mayor urged people to 'stay home' from a timeshare in Cabo San Lucas, where he flew in on a private jet for a vacation with eight others, according to report
Mayor Steve Adler also hosted a 20-person wedding for his daughter the day before traveling to Mexi…
Jake Lahut
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Former Mayor Kirk Watson and state Rep. Celia Israel are headed to a runoff in Austin, Texas' mayoral election
Austin, Texas' mayoral election comes down to a runoff race as neither Watson nor Israel received m…
Hanna Kang
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The mayors of Houston and Austin say their hospitals will be overwhelmed within 2 weeks if the coronavirus isn't brought under control
Texas hospitals are facing "serious, serious trouble" if the coronavirus isn't reined in soon, said…
Mia Jankowicz
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New Orleans mayor calls on city residents to let go of a "false narrative of history" by glorifying Confederate past
Statues of Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, and an obelisk honoring the Battle of…
Veronika Bondarenko
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Austin, Texas locals have been priced out by wealthy out-of-state tech workers. Now the government is stepping in.
Austin's supply of affordable housing is on the decline — but a new bond may turn the tide for resi…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatens to sue the city of Austin if it doesn't lift its mask mandate
Gov. Greg Abbott has lifted the statewide mask mandate, but Austin said it would continue to enforc…
Grace Dean
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A judge said the city of Austin can have its mask mandate in place for at least 2 weeks as Texas rolls back its own statewide mandate
The ruling rebukes Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to roll back a statewide mandate. The local policy w…
Yelena Dzhanova
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There are just 6 free ICU beds in the Austin area as the Delta variant fuels a new coronavirus surge in Texas
Austin recently upgraded to its highest public-health warning last week. The counties in and around…
Ashley Collman
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Parts of Texas are being told they shouldn't expect power Tuesday night or even longer, as winter storms leave millions without power
Local officials have pushed back in Austin, saying that shedding more power could mean that hospita…
Azmi Haroun
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Ted Cruz traveled to Jamaica for July 4th last year, defying public health guidelines during the pandemic, report says
The news came as Cruz is facing criticism for flying to Cancun as his home state of Texas grapples …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Austin extended its stay at home order until August after a spike in coronavirus cases
Austin is now in Stage 4 risk, which is the second-highest and will remain under the orders until A…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Tech and culture festival SXSW canceled due to coronavirus fears
The event is one of major events and conferences that have been canceled amid the growing coronavir…
Avery Hartmans,Rob Price
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A judge ruled Austin can continue to enforce mask mandate after the Texas attorney general sued to stop it
A judge pushed back on a suit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to stop the order that require…
Connor Perrett
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Democrats flouting their own COVID rules isn't just elitist hypocrisy - it's a danger to public health
Prominent Democrats' brazen hypocrisy is all the motivation that COVID deniers will need to ignore …
Anthony L. Fisher
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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows defends Trump's false claim that '99%' of coronavirus cases are 'harmless'
Public health experts and local officials have rejected Trump's false claim that 99% of Covid-19 ca…
Eliza Relman
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Travel-shaming is a thing now as pandemic-fatigued people skip town and post pictures and videos of their vacations
Yes, we're still in a pandemic, and no, you shouldn't be traveling for leisure, the Centers for Dis…
Bre'Anna Grant
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At least 12 dead from apartment fire in New York City
After a local television reporter cited a spokesman for Mayor Bill de Blasio as saying that at leas…
Reuters,David Choi
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Coronavirus cases are rising across Southern states — but for many Southern governors, lockdowns are off the table
Multiple Southern governors told Business Insider they weren't considering another round of lockdow…
Aria Bendix,Aylin Woodward
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'Within 11 days, I lost my mother, my father, and my brother': How Texas' coronavirus outbreak spiraled out of control in a matter of weeks
Experts say Gov. Greg Abbott started reopening Texas prematurely, which backfired, triggering a pub…
Rhea Mahbubani
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'We must set an example to prevent fear' - how San Francisco and Austin's giant tech conferences became the front lines that kicked off a frenetic fight against the coronavirus
Both San Francisco and Austin depended upon conferences to support their local economies. Just two …