Austin

Many residents without legal status are staying away from anti-ICE protests because they don't feel safe. More demonstrations are planned for the weekend.

The demonstration was held in solidarity with protests in Los Angeles, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested more than 100 people since last week.

People at the raided house say they rented it for a birthday party and deny any connection to the gang. One man says law enforcement accused him of being in Tren de Aragua because of his tattoo.

Nearly 30 people sued the city over the Austin Police Department's use of so-called less-lethal ammunition five years ago.

Unless Senate Bill 3 is vetoed, hundreds of Austinites stand to lose their jobs.

The City Council approved building support columns for parks over the interstate at Cesar Chavez to Seventh Street and 11th to 12th streets. It also approved two smaller 300-foot-long caps near the Red Line crossing near Airport Boulevard.

A lawyer says Denisse Parra Vargas was stopped last week for having expired tags and told to report to a processing center Tuesday. Her family is now in Mexico.

The annual music festival at Zilker Park takes place the weekends of Oct. 3 and 10.

Brigitte Bandit is helping LGBTQ+ Austinites and allies keep up with the news and find resources for political advocacy. Her weekly "LegiSLAYtion & Liberation" event combines education with music, dance and queer joy.

City Council members adopted a new property code Thursday requiring homeowners to have some form of AC. Austin residents have battled record-breaking summers in recent years.