Strayhorn served as Austin's mayor from 1977 to 1983, before serving as a railroad commissioner in the 1990s and as Texas comptroller from 1999 until 2007.

Trailblazing former Austin Mayor and Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton died Wednesday at her home in Tarrytown, her family ...

Strayhorn served as Austin's mayor from 1977 to 1983, before serving as a railroad commissioner in the 1990s and as Texas ...

Carole Keeton, a trailblazing Texas politician who was the first woman elected for the roles of mayor of Austin and state ...

Carole Keeton, the first woman elected mayor in Austin and the first woman to be Texas comptroller, died this week. She was ...

Senate Bill 1555, co-authored by a Houston Democrat and East Texas Republican, would create a $350 million grant program to fund grade separation projects at the intersections of railroads and ...

As hurricane season approaches, it's important to know what to do if a storm moves toward southeast Texas. For people on Bolivar, the State highway is now an official lifeline out to safety during a ...

The Texas state Senate this week passed a bill to provide $350 million for grade crossing separation projects, as well as a related resolution calling on the city of Houston to build a pedestrian ...

Members of a Texas Senate committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 7 during a March 24 hearing. The proposal by Sen.

In the wake of the tragic loss of 15-year-old Sergio Rodriguez, the Rodriguez family is expressing their heartfelt gratitude ...

The American Society of Civil Engineers found slight improvements in aviation and roads, but declines in drinking water, ...