Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Travis County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
10 topics in environment
Flooding and conservation easements along Wilbarger Creek
Lake Travis Cleanup
Nez Waste Variance Request
Environment
Liddick Community Cleanup
Parks Comprehensive Plan and Pace Bend Park Vision Plan
Tesla Community Involvement and Water Usage
TreeFolks Partnership with Tesla
Eco Depot Land Lease and Facility Operations on RM 620
Christmas Tree Recycling
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Travis County from local and regional media.
Follow the 2026 election results for Hays County judge
Michelle Gutierrez Cohen, Geoffrey Tahuahua and Liz Gajdos are facing off for the position.
Nov 4, 2026Follow the Hays County 2026 election results
Hays County voters are deciding on candidates for Commissioners' Court, the Texas Legislature, as well as Congress this election.
Nov 4, 2026Follow the 2026 election results for Austin City Council District 9
Incumbent Zo Qadri is facing off with four challengers as he seeks his second term on the City Council.
Nov 4, 2026Follow the election results for Texas State Board of Education District 5
Republican Mica Arellano and Democrat Allison Bush are running to represent the district, which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis and parts of Blanco and Williamson counties.
Nov 4, 2026Follow the election results for U.S. House District 37
Longtime Congressman Greg Casar faces first-time Republican challenger Lauren Peña to represent U.S. House District 37.
Nov 4, 2026Follow the election results for Prop I and other Austin propositions on the ballot
The proposal getting the most attention, Proposition I, was pushed by Save Austin Now, a political action committee.
Nov 4, 2026Goodwin leads Texas lieutenant governor race as early results come in
Democratic state Rep. Vikki Goodwin held an early lead Tuesday night in the race for Texas lieutenant governor as the first results began coming in across the state
Nov 4, 2026Follow the Williamson County 2026 election results
KUT News will be watching several federal and statewide races involving Williamson County, including U.S. House District 31, Texas Senate District 5 and Texas House District 52. We'll also be watching the race for county judge and several school dist...
Nov 4, 2026Follow the Travis County 2026 election results
Follow along for the results on five city council seats, several state house and school board positions and the next House District 37 representative.
Nov 4, 2026Follow the election results for Texas House District 49
Montserrat Garibay is expected to win the solidly blue district. Arshia Papari is running on the Green Party ticket and there is no Republican candidate.
Nov 4, 2026Follow the 2026 election results for Austin City Council District 5
Ryan Alter has represented District 5, which includes parts of South and Southwest Austin, since being elected in 2022.
Nov 4, 2026Travis County sees highest early voting turnout in decades for a midterm election
More than 450,000 people have cast a ballot ahead of Election Day in Travis County either in person or by mail.
Nov 2, 2026