'We value public servants': Austin targeting federal staff let go by Trump administration

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As President Donald Trump's administration works to slash the federal workforce, the city of Austin is hoping to take advantage.According to Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, the city is reimplementing a program that has helped it attract employees in the past.
"At any given point in time in any year, we're probably looking to hire around 2,400 people with a staff of about 16,000," Watson said. "When I first got here in January of '23 you may remember, we really pushed on, 'why do we ha