Austin rent prices have been on the decline since last year, according to a June 11 report by Realtor.com.
In the study, analysts evaluated property rent prices for studio, one and two-bedroom...
Austin City Council approved a new public comment ordinance giving individuals at least two minutes of speaking time per item on May 30.
Under the new ordinance, people who sign up to speak at city...
Laura Rivera, General News Reporter
• June 17, 2024
Zoox, an autonomous car company owned by Amazon, announced June 5 that it will begin test-driving its vehicles in Austin in July.
According to Zoox’s website, the company currently operates in San...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• June 17, 2024
The Austin Police Department kicked off its Drive Sober Summer No Refusal Initiative on June 1 to give police officers the ability to better enforce driving while intoxicated laws. The initiative will...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• June 16, 2024
A Travis County judge dismissed Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit on Wednesday that challenged an ordinance decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana in Austin and other Texas cities.
Austin...
The Austin Transit Partnership entered the Project Development phase for the Austin Light Rail Phase 1 Project, one of the beginning components of Project Connect, late last month after earning a federal...
Kylee Howard, Associate News Editor
• May 19, 2024
Hundreds of protesters gathered and marched in front of the Capitol and downtown Austin Sunday afternoon, following the Texas Department of Public Safety closing the official grounds two days earlier.
Arranged...
Travis County’s criminal justice system is under scrutiny after failing to provide arrestees legal representation at their first judicial hearing — known as Counsel at First Appearance, or CAFA —...
Matthew Gomez, General News Reporter
• April 24, 2024
Mayor Kirk Watson announced his bid to run for re-election on April 10, making him the fourth candidate to enter the race. The other candidates are Carmen Llanes Pulido, Doug Greco and Kathie Tovo.
Kirk...
Max Kinser, General Projects Reporter
• April 24, 2024
Gracie Warhurst’s phone used to have on it a funny picture of her dad, who passed away in 2020. She remembers the picture well; he was at Whataburger after a football game holding up one of the numbered...
The City of Austin is set to finish the installation of its left-turning safety program in the next month.
The left-turn calming pilot program implements treatments to improve pedestrian safety at...
