A Texas House committee took the unusual step of unanimously voting down the bill to make Austin a district of the state and ...

On Wednesday, state rep. Briscoe Cain's bill to make the city of Austin into the "District of Austin" was struck down by ...

AUSTIN, Texas — There was a rare moment at the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday morning. As lawmakers in the House Committee on State Affairs unanimously rejected House Bill 274, laughter broke out.