Austin Mayor Says the Key To Keeping the City 'Weird' Is Ensuring a Robust Supply of Housing—or People 'Will Go Elsewhere'
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has said that the key to living up to the city’s famous motto to stay "weird" will be to ensure that ...
City of Austin looking to hire laid-off federal workers
The city recently launched the “Get Hired in Austin" campaign in an effort to fill more than 2,000 job openings.
Austin police opposing bill that would give DPS control of Congress Avenue downtown
HB 470 would expand the "Capitol Complex," giving the Texas Department of Public Safety jurisdiction over 18 blocks around ...
City of Austin honors community advocate after passing, declares March 7 ‘Heath Donell Creech Day’
On a day where family, friends, and community members mourned the passing of a Central Texas leader who elevated black voices ...
Cleanup underway after homeless encampment near Austin's airport cleared
Cleanup is underway after Austin's Homeless Strategy Office cleared a homeless camp in southeast Austin. City staff said the encampment presented wildfire risks near SH 71 and Montopolis Drive. About ...
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Austin’s water reuse program is moving forward, but slowly
Austin adopted what were called “historic” water reuse regulations a year ago, so the program is still in its infancy, ...
5 Happening Hotels In Austin, Texas
Though it may not be as “weird” as it used to be, Austin still flaunts its eccentricities, notably on view over South By ...
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Austin, Texas, light rail project advances amid political uncertainty
The $7 billion light rail project unveiled its draft environmental impact statement in January. The project could face ...
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Austin City Council sees some pushback on several items regarding art
There's some controversy going on at Austin City Hall regarding public art. The city is considering out-of-town artists for ...
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Housing panelists examine what’s worked in Austin, and across Texas
At a South by Southwest panel discussion last week on housing policies in Texas, City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison shared possible new components of the “agrihood” housing-plus-agriculture ...
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TCEQ approves city's permit for first municipal seawater desalination facility in Texas
TCEQ unanimously approved the City of Corpus Christi's Texas Pollution on Environmental Quality (TPDES) permit for the Inner ...
Going back to 1985: The year mastodon fever gripped Austin
In 1985, construction workers discovered the bones of massive animals that once ruled Austin, in one of the city's most significant archaeological discoveries.