Last Friday, Mayor Kirk Watson unexpectedly made Austin’s failure to get off coal the focus of his weekly newsletter, the Watson Wire.

MASS SHOOTING AT SUPER BOWL VICTORY PARADE!!!

The city of Austin and Travis County have shared custody of the Downtown Central Booking facility since 1988.

The Chronicle Editorial Board provides the following endorsements to Democrats in advance of early voting (Feb. 20 through March 1) and election day, Tuesday, March 5. We urge readers to be thorough with their ballots and cast a vote in every contest. See the original version of these endorsements with explanations for our choices in each race.

Big money is flowing into the Travis County district attorney Democratic primary. Interestingly, D.A. José Garza’s challenger, Jeremy Sylestine, raised several times as much as the incumbent, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed by each candidate.

Blues on the Green will officially head back to Zilker Park this summer, organizers Austin City Limits Radio announced Friday. The beloved free concert series, which was canceled in January due to rising costs, is back on thanks to city co-sponsorship and increased financial support from H-E-B.

In observance of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) will present Austin ISD senior Ingrid Smith the activist of the year award at an event for the Texas Advocacy Project on Feb. 24.

The Austin Police Department finally cracked a 29-year-old murder cold case last year. But within a few days of APD contacting the suspect this past September, he committed suicide, APD announced Thursday.

Remember voting last year on two, seemingly identical Austin Police Oversight Acts that were actually created and funded by opposing groups?