The article provides guidance on accessing Hays County jail rosters, booking photos, and inmate information through public records portals.

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s bid to re-detain a Georgetown scholar arrested by ICE, upholding an earlier release on bail.

Travis County DA filed a motion to revoke juror payouts of nearly $27,000 each tied to a dropped evidence tampering case.

Williamson County, Illinois property tax payments are due by February 28, 2025, with USPS postmarks accepted as proof.

Williamson County commissioners appointed Catherine Totty as county tax assessor-collector after Larry Gaddes resigned.

Austin’s Human Resources Director Joya Hayes plans to retire July 29, with Rebecca Kennedy continuing as interim director.

The City of Lakeway adopted Euna Budget to speed major budget updates and improve access to budget-to-actual information for departments.

Austin City Council is set to approve an independent firm’s citywide efficiency audit on July 30 amid a November ballot push for charter-based audits.

Data Center Action Coalition sued Guadalupe County and commissioners over approval of CloudBurst and Palomino Alpha data center agreements under open-meetings, conflict-of-interest, and tax-code claims.

James Talarico endorsed reparations during a DeSoto campaign stop amid scrutiny of his black voter outreach.

A roundup of Highland Lakes government meeting agendas lists items including budgets, school trustee actions, groundwater drought stages, and city council proposals.