Editor’s Note: The above video is KXAN’s previous coverage of HB 274.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — House Bill 274 , otherwise known as the “District of Austin” bill, was voted down 11-0 by the House Committee on State Affairs
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The bill, which was introduced March 19, would have stripped the city of Austin of its governing authority and turned it into the District of Austin. A similar bill was filed in 2022, but it was also voted down.
Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Houston, who authored the bill, previously said HB 274 would help ensure Austin remained accountable to Texas by establishing a District of Austin as the official city of the state’s government…