Austinites are enjoying rent prices unlike anything they've seen in years. The Texas capital no longer has the highest rent prices among the state's largest metros, as the title now belongs to Dallas-Fort Worth.

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the top stories in Texas politics from this week.

According to data from Zillow, average rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro now outpace those in Austin for the first time since at least 2015.

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Few things focus the mind of a politician, and political donors, more than a fundraising deadline. For three decades, a blackout period around the Legislature’s regular session has barred Texas lawmakers from raising political money while they tackle the state’s business in the Capitol.

A massive apartment building boom in the Austin-Round Rock region has driven rents downward, real estate experts and housing advocates have said.

E2open, specializing in cloud-based software for supply chains, relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in late 2024, according to a report.

Charter bus and minibus service GoGo Charters announced a new daily route connecting Dallas-Fort Worth with Waco, Austin and San Antonio expected to

In Austin, the metro area reports 52.9 million square feet, which is at 97 percent occupied. That’s the strongest occupancy among Texas’ major markets. In Houston, the market reports 166.3 million square feet and an overall occupancy rate of 95.5 percent. And San Antonio reports a 49-million-square-foot inventory that is 95.2 percent occupied.

U-Haul also said the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex was the leading growing metro of 2024, based on the amount of U-Haul customers taking one-way equipment into and out of metro areas last year. The year prior, DFW was ranked No. 9.

Four military police units from Texas are among as many as 1,500 active-duty troops bound for the nation’s southern border to “bolster security,” military leaders said Friday.

GOGO Charters introduces a new bus route from Dallas to San Antonio, offering a luxury travel experience with modern amenities.