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...

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...

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 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...

City of Austin staff reported there is limited data on electric scooter collisions and blockages throughout the city, according to an audit presented on Aug. 28 to the City Council, and said more community...

The University’s Texas Advanced Computing Center chose the Sabey Data Centers in Round Rock to house the fastest supercomputer at any American university.  TACC was granted $457 million from the...

The City of Austin developed a repair plan to address a leak in an abandoned pipe at Barton Springs Pool. Staff from the city's Parks and Recreation and Watershed Protection departments discovered...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced a nearly $148 billion investment toward Texas transportation projects on Aug. 27. The announcement includes the Texas Transportation Commission’s approval of $104.2 billion...

The city of Austin announced on Aug. 22 a new 208-acre land development for the Colony Park neighborhood in northeast Austin, creating more affordable housing and potential job opportunities.  The...

The water was freezing when Plan II senior Raquel Rubiano dove into Barton Springs on a hot day this summer. She beelined for her favorite cave just beside the diving board. Here, she said she transformed...

City of Austin officials and local leaders spoke about state solutions to the affordable housing crisis within Austin during a panel at this year’s Texas Tribune Festival.  Hosted at the festival’s...

Texas' biggest cities are having trouble addressing local issues due to state interference, Travis and Harris County politicians said Friday during a panel during this year’s Texas Tribune Festival. The...