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City requires all homes to install air conditioning

City requires all homes to install air conditioning

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter April 22, 2025

The Austin City Council adopted a property maintenance code during an April 10 meeting that will require all housing units to have air conditioning. City officials filed a resolution in 2023 to mandate...

City officials begin drafting budget for Fiscal Year 2026 as $33.4 million deficit looms

City officials begin drafting budget for Fiscal Year 2026 as $33.4 million deficit looms

Isaiah Williams, Senior News Reporter April 21, 2025

It’s budget season in Austin. The city is in the four-month-long process of drafting its budget for fiscal year 2026. While reviewing its compliance with federal and state auditing regulations, the...

Austin City Hall on Sept. 12, 2023.

Austin reports ‘little to no detectable traces’ of synthetic chemicals in drinking water

Daniela Capistran, Senior News Reporter April 20, 2025

Austin drinking water has “little to no detectable traces” of polyfluoroalkyl substances, or synthetic chemicals, according to an April 2 annual Water Quality Report for 2024.  The Environmental...

Lauren Bussiere, head of collections for Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, stands for a portrait on April 18, 2025.

Artifacts from historic bakery to be documented, curated by UT archeology lab

Alex Leisk, General News Reporter April 20, 2025

When people walk into the Old Bakery & Emporium located steps away from the Texas Capitol, they expect fresh baked goods. Instead, visitors find a museum, an art gallery and an archeological site.  The...

Federal government cuts nearly $15 million in Austin Public Health grants

Federal government cuts nearly $15 million in Austin Public Health grants

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter April 17, 2025

Austin Public Health will lose almost $15 million over time in federal grants that were used to address COVID-19 and other community needs, the department announced during an April 2 Austin City Council...

UT student creates map with nearby, affordable resources to address food insecurity

UT student creates map with nearby, affordable resources to address food insecurity

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter April 17, 2025

A student launched a digital map on March 29 that shows food resources around the University and the city, aiming to combat local food insecurity.  The map, called ATX Food Hub, provides a list of...

Austin advocates push for increased support, funding for immigrant communities following changes to federal immigration policies

Austin advocates push for increased support, funding for immigrant communities following changes to federal immigration policies

Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter April 16, 2025

As Austin continues its budget drafting process for the 2025-26 funding year, community advocates are pushing city leaders to allocate more money towards supporting immigrant communities, including...

West Campus on Jan. 26, 2023.

Arrests in West Campus prompts University, community to call for increased public safety

Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter April 14, 2025

After the same individual was arrested in West Campus three times last week, community members are calling on the University to increase public safety measures in the neighborhood.  The Austin...

Emma Vetrano's small window on her bedroom door, pictured on April 7, 2025. This hallway-facing window is the only natural source of light present in her room.

University Tenants Union seeks to end ‘borrowed light’ loophole of windowless housing

Hanna Connolly, General News Reporter April 10, 2025

In 2023, a student-led letter signed by more than 800 people led the Austin City Council to pass a resolution that banned developers from continuing to build windowless housing in Austin. Now, the University...

The fire risk monitor at the firehouse on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Nueces Street reads "moderate" on April 6, 2025.

Climate change, seasonal weather factor into increased wildfire risk in Travis County

Alex Leisk, General News Reporter April 9, 2025

Warmer episodes of dry air, severe drought conditions and short-term weather fluctuations cause an increased number of red flag warnings in Texas in the spring months, meteorologists said. Travis County...

UT Outpost location on University Avenue on April 8, 2025.

Increased funds for local college, university food pantries approved by city council

Diego Hernandez, Senior News Reporter April 8, 2025

The Austin City Council approved extended funds to the Central Texas Food Bank on March 27 to increase resources for local university and college food pantries. The Central Texas Food Bank will receive...

Via 313 Pizza on Guadalupe Street on March 31, 2025.

Pizza chain Via 313 objects to union vote at North Campus location

Genevieve Britten, General News Reporter April 7, 2025

Pizza chain Via 313 filed objections on March 25 to a March 18 union vote at its North Campus location, according to a press release from Restaurant Workers United.  Via 313 said in the objection that...

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