The Austin City Council accepted $31.5 million in grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 24, amending Austin Energy’s operating budget to include three contracted full-time...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• November 5, 2024
Austin City Council passed a resolution during its Oct. 24 meeting directing the city manager to draft an ordinance that requires landlords to disclose all additional fees other than rent throughout the...
Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter
• November 4, 2024
In partnership with multiple community organizations, the city of Austin reopened a rent assistance application on Friday to help Austin residents manage the affordable housing crisis. The application...
Catharine Li, General News Reporter
• November 1, 2024
CapMetro is continuing community engagement efforts through the spring on Transit Plan 2035, a 10-year strategic plan for enhanced public transportation infrastructure in Central Texas. The preliminary...
Riley Walsh, General News Reporter
• October 31, 2024
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ordered the emergency closure of a local massage parlor located two blocks off of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd effective Oct. 15 for offering illegal sexual...
Siri Ratnam, General News Reporter
• October 29, 2024
Residents should incorporate sustainable fashion for Halloween by thrifting or re-wearing costumes to prevent excess waste and environmental damage, according to an Oct. 17 press release from the city...
Catharine Li, General News Reporter
• October 25, 2024
Austin City Council approved 29 total mixed-use developments as of Oct. 17. Twenty-eight developments still under consideration in South and East Austin, as well as West Campus, will combine residential,...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• October 25, 2024
City Council approved the acquisition Thursday of a new public safety headquarters that would house Austin Emergency Services, Austin Police Department and Austin Fire Department.
The proposed public...
Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter
• October 25, 2024
Austin City Council approved a new five-year police contract during its Thursday meeting.
Austin city manager T.C. Broadnax announced Sept. 23 the city and the Austin Police Association had reached...
Leaders from the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department hosted a public forum on Tuesday to discuss a design initiative for Congress Avenue aimed at revitalizing the area south of the Texas...
The number of reported offenses during this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival decreased from past years, according to an Oct. 18 city press release.
There were 67 theft reports during Weekend...
