The Austin City Council voted 9-2 to pass a $6.6 billion budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the Department of Justice is cracking down on "immigration fraud" after announcing charges in an alleged sham marriage scheme that helped Chinese Nationals gain green cards and the former CFO of the Southern Poverty Law Center Heidi Beirich has been arrested and is accused of overseeing fraudulent donor payments to informants inside hate groups