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City Leaders Hold Their Ground on ICE Policies
Despite Abbott’s and Paxton’s threats, City Council members are expected to pass another pro-immigrant resolution
Brant Bingamon
Brant Bingamon arrived in Austin in 1981 to attend UT and immediately became fascinated by the city's music scene. He's spent his adult life playing in bands and began writing for the Chronicle in 2019, covering criminal justice, the death penalty, and public school issues. He has two children, Noah and Eryl, and lives with his partner Adrienne on the Eastside.
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SAFE Alliance in Dire Need of Funding
Budget shortfalls have put four of the organization’s crucial survivor programs at risk
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City Proposes Daily Homeless Camp Sweeps
Plan surfaces for wide-scale cleanup of camps, could potentially begin in May
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Austin’s Slowest City Department Tries to Pick Up the Pace
The city’s Development Services Department works on unraveling the red tape
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City Leaders Take Step Back in Plan to Consolidate IT Workers
Union members distributed private memos and provided counterarguments at last week’s Council meeting
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SXSW Panel Explores the Real Reasons Young People Aren’t Buying Homes
Realtor.com examines connections between home-buying and generational wealth
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The Future of DEI in the Community, Workforce, and Classroom
With DEI under constant threat, advocates and experts are working to level the playing field
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City Workers Challenge Austin’s IT Consolidation
Workers say city services will take a hit if they are unable to remain in their departments
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ICE Allows Carmen Mejia to Stay in the Country After Exoneration
DHS: “She is legally allowed to remain in the U.S. until her temporary protected status expires”
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Woman Who Spent 23 Years Behind Bars Is Exonerated
Carmen Mejia is found innocent of murder