City Manager T.C. Broadnax proposed a historic budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with notable increases for the Austin Police Department, but emergency medical service officials are left wanting more...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• July 23, 2024
The Travis County Juvenile Probation Department proposed a $250-300 million expansion of its juvenile detention complex in South Austin last month.
Department leaders proposed the expansion at the Travis...
The City of Austin Housing Department updated its Displacement Risk Area Map and Dashboard for the first time since 2020, identifying city areas where displacement increased, according to a July 11 press...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• July 19, 2024
The Austin City Council adopted a resolution on July 18 calling for a comprehensive bond package to address climate and infrastructure improvements to be voted on by November 2026.
On June 28, Mayor...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• July 15, 2024
The Joint Sustainability Committee passed a resolution Monday proposing a new climate fee to help the city of Austin reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fund sustainability projects.
According to the...
Matthew Gomez, General News Reporter
• July 15, 2024
Last week, Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax and city staff laid out their proposal for next year's city budget, increasing it by $400 million to $5.9 billion.
The budget process has changed since...
The City of Austin Housing Department announced the groundbreaking of a 60-unit permanent supportive housing building for survivors of violence and abuse in a June 13 press release.
The Lancaster,...
Several shaded structures are under construction in public recreational areas within Austin to make the city more heat resilient.
Between May 1 and June 22, Austin-Travis County EMS reported 246 heat-related...
Austin Parks and Recreation implemented a pilot program to reduce regional pool entry fees this summer to make the city’s pools more accessible and increase attendance.
Walnut Creek Pool waived its...
Tyler Pullum, General News Reporter
• July 1, 2024
The Texas Democratic Party convened at its annual meeting on June 8 to discuss a variety of issues, which ended with the development of the 2024 Texas Democratic Party Platform, including the party’s...
Austin Water outlined specific water conservation goals and timelines in its June progress report presentation to the Water and Wastewater Commission and the Resource Management Commission.
The progress...
Traces of the virus H5N1, also known as avian flu, were found in Austin’s wastewater this past month, according to Austin Public Health. However, no human cases of avian flu have been reported in...
