Alex Driggars

Austin is launching a $1.48M website overhaul — cutting tens of thousands of pages, including some public records, as it shrinks the site from 17,000 pages to about 1,300. Read more: statesman.com/news/article/a…

We used to be a proper ruckus. #txlege

In the face of rising rents, Austin tweaked city rules to allow more homes to be built. Austin added 120K homes from 2015 to 2024, a 30% bump in its housing stock. The result: rents fell 19% from '21 to '25, when adjusted for inflation. From @pewtrusts: pew.org/en/research-an…

A 54-year-old man accused of stabbing two people aboard a @CapMetroATX bus last week allegedly attacked the victims after becoming upset that they were discussing the Bible, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by @statesman. statesman.com/news/crime/art…

Cesar Chavez's iconography is all over the historically Mexican American street in East Austin that bears his name: murals, a piece of metal artwork by the library. Adding his name three decades ago was a point of pride for many. A new renaming will doubtless stir emotions

NEW: I've obtained the video @TSA is reportedly playing at some checkpoints across the country. @AustinAirport and @SATairport said they are not playing the video. In Austin, lines stretched out the door again this morning, but officials say it's not because of a TSA shortage.

If I’m Talarico’s campaign manager, he starts training today to win the Big Texan 72oz steak challenge.

I saw the holiday referred to recently as “Chavez Huerta Day” including Dolores Huerta. (It may become Huerta Day.) statesman.com/news/local/art…

Why $100,000 isn’t enough for most families to get by in Austin: @KarinaKumar03 and I found out for the second part of @statesman’s “The Cost of Living” series. statesman.com/news/local/art…

If youre flying out of Lubbock, be prepared. These are the TSA lines this morning. Precheck line to the right.

!! The FAA announces there were two more recent close calls between a passenger jet and a helicopter. On Feb. 27, AA 1657 and a police helicopter nearly collided on Feb 27 at San Antonio International airport. On March 2, a private plane and helicopter were on converging courses before the helicopter pulled away to prevent a collision at Hollywood Burbank airport. NTSB Chair @JenniferHomendy has warned, repeatedly, that a mid-air collision could happen at Burbank because of heavy airspace traffic.

Following Carmen Mejia’s story for the @statesman, I spent time with her during her first week free. After 22 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction, she is navigating the rush and novelty of a new world: statesman.com/news/local/art…

Context via @ABC: abcnews.com/US/tsa-rolls-v…

NEW: Austin airport says it won't play a DHS video reportedly blaming Dems for long lines at TSA checkpoints. "AUS is aware of a video message being displayed at airport's TSA checkpoints across the country. TSA checkpoints at AUS are not equipped with video monitors."

UPDATE: Looks like Dallas voters will be able to vote at any polling place countywide. Dallas County GOP chair Allen West just said that sticking with precinct-only voting for the May runoff will exposed the party "to increased risk and voter confusion." #txlege

An absolutely stunning view of a large haboob sweeping across Texas.

The first part of "The Cost of Living" series from @statesman explains how Austin became the most expensive city in Texas and why affordability continues to define local political discourse. w/ @chaya_tong, @tplohetski and @KarinaKumar03 statesman.com/news/cost-of-l…

.@RepCasar crashes a media avail by @JohnCornyn at Austin Bergstrom, where Cornyn is delivering lunch to TSA agents and blaming Dems for blocking DHS funding Casar says Cornyn is “trying to out Paxton Ken Paxton,” and blames Rs for blocking TSA funding

⚠️High Passenger Volume Alert: AUS expects more than 35,000 departing passengers to travel through the airport tomorrow, March 16. Please arrive at least 2.5 hours early for domestic flights, 3 for international. 👉Comprehensive traveler info: austintexas.gov/department/tra…

Today’s @statesman features the first installments of an ongoing series on Austin’s affordability crunch. Outstanding work from @chaya_tong, @KarinaKumar03, @tplohetski and @outandabout inside.