The Austin City Council cut $95 million from its new budget approved on Thursday after amending it to reflect Austin voters’ rejection of a tax rate increase, according to the amended budget and a city...

Austin residents will see an increase in their monthly utility bills, as city utilities set new rates for the next fiscal year.  Local utilities raised its rates on Nov. 1 as part of the city’s proposed...

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis spoke about diversity in policing, safety goals and immigration enforcement at Bass Lecture Hall on Monday. Davis discussed APD’s staffing shortages due to a lack of...

Austinite Carol Stall said she has lived in Austin since “the hippie days” of 1973. When her taxes got too high, Stall and her husband moved to East Austin from the Zilker neighborhood about 15 years...

In a letter addressed to the Texas Department of Transportation on Oct. 30, the city of Austin requested to be exempt from removing its street art because it does not pose a threat to public safety.  The...

The United States Grand Prix races will remain in Austin until the 2034 season, according to an Oct. 19 Formula 1 press release.   The event is hosted annually by F1 at the Circuit of the Americas...

Austin City Council established a new maximum building height of 350 feet for the Central Business District on Oct. 23.  Developers will now have to participate in the Downtown Density Bonus Program...

A downtown plaza will be named in honor of a UT Law School alumnus who helped drive the growth of the technology sector in Austin after the City Council approved an ordinance on Oct. 9.  The unused...

A rainbow crosswalk, “Black Artists Matter” road art and the “TEXAS” crosswalk on Guadalupe Street could be at risk after the Texas Department of Transportation ordered Austin jurisdictions to...

Austin residential areas could see more coffee shops, cafes and coffee trucks after the Austin City Council approved a resolution during its Oct. 9 meeting to encourage their establishment.  The effort...

Students can now borrow hydrogen-powered vehicles from the UT Center for Electromechanics’ Hydrogen Vehicle Ride Share Program. The ride-share program, which kicked off in late September, allows UT...

A West Campus cooperative received a historical landmark designation by the Austin City Council during its Oct. 9 meeting for its important role in women’s and minority history.  Cooperatives are...