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City of Austin Transportation and Public Works employee Sadra Dehghan talks with two attendees about proposed changes to Interstate 35 in Austin at a community meeting on Sept. 28, 2024. Dozens of individuals involved with the planning process were present to answer questions about the project.

Our Future 35 holds open house to discuss caps-and-stitches

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, Samantha Reimers, General News Reporters October 1, 2024

Austin’s Cap and Stitch project, Our Future 35, held an open house on Saturday to present concept highway caps and stitches to Austin residents.  The research initiative, funded by the city of Austin,...

Reconstruction of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Bridge to start this month

Reconstruction of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Bridge to start this month

Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

Reconstruction of the MLK Boulevard bridge is set to begin this week, and the bridge will likely be demolished early next year, said Jeffrey Barker, a Texas Department of Transportation public information...

Austin City Council approves mandate for microchipping pets

Austin City Council approves mandate for microchipping pets

Diego Hernandez, General News Reporter September 29, 2024

Austin City Council approved a mandate last Thursday requiring pets to be microchipped in Austin.  The mandate aims to ease Austin animal shelters suffering from overcrowding, according to city documents....

The interior of a Waymo car is pictured on Sept. 24, 2024. Waymo One, a self driving transportation service, will be available in Austin in early 2025.

Waymo One self-driving service coming to Austin early next year

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter September 26, 2024

A new self-driving transportation service will be available in Austin early next year, Uber and Waymo announced in a partnership on Sept. 13. Waymo One, which already operates in San Francisco,...

The 2024 Austin mayoral candidates are introduced to the audience at Austin PBS on Sept. 25, 2024. Left to right: Jeffrey Bowen, Doug Greco, Carmen Llanes Pulido, Kathie Tovo, and Mayor Kirk Watson.

Mayoral candidates discuss policy during forum hosted by LBJ School, Austin PBS

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter September 26, 2024

All five Austin mayoral candidates discussed police policy and housing affordability at a forum on Sept. 25. Moderators Francheska Castillo, a reporter at Univision 62, and Kylee Howard, news editor...

Austin City Council approves sound assessment ordinance for residential building developments

Austin City Council approves sound assessment ordinance for residential building developments

Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter September 26, 2024

Austin City Council approved an ordinance on Sept. 12 that requires sound assessments for residential developments near music venues. The ordinance requires residential building developers to obtain...

Protesters link arms during a pro-Palestine protest on April 24, 2024.

Travis County changes policy to allow Muslim detainees to keep hijabs on during booking

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter September 23, 2024

The Travis County Sheriff's Office changed its “religious articles” policy earlier this month to allow female Muslim detainees to keep their hijabs and require jail staff to fulfill requests for modest...

Pedestrians cross Guadalupe st. to campus on Sept. 13.

City of Austin receives over $10 million in funding for pedestrian infrastructure

Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter September 20, 2024

The city of Austin received $10.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to put toward pedestrian safety infrastructure on Sept. 5.  The project will implement safety treatments...

City approves contract with UT to improve birth outcomes in communities of color

City approves contract with UT to improve birth outcomes in communities of color

Pili Saravia, News Desk Editor September 19, 2024

The Austin City Council approved the renewal of an agreement with the University on Thursday to help improve birth outcomes and maternal health for women of color.  The agreement gave the University...

Austin District 9 Councilman Zo Qadri presents a national voter registration day proclamation on Sept. 17 to a representative from Move Texas.

City of Austin releases proclamation celebrating National Voter Registration Day

Riley Walsh, General News Reporter September 17, 2024

Council member Zo Qadri issued a proclamation on Tuesday to increase voter registration rates in celebration of National Voter Registration Day. Qadri made the announcement at a city hall event on behalf...

Austin Energy launches new AI wildfire detection system

Austin Energy launches new AI wildfire detection system

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter September 12, 2024

Austin became the first city in Texas to fully deploy a new artificial intelligence detection system aimed to spot and notify first responders of smoke and fires, Austin Energy announced Aug. 29.  The...

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