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 ...
How does the city of Austin decide which homeless encampments to clear?
Gov. Greg Abbott is directing state agencies to bring the state's workforce back to the office full time. Agencies are ...
Austin police chief defends city's safety while outlining departmental reforms
After a tumultuous few years for Austin police, Chief Lisa Davis shared her plans to rebuild trust while sharing what's already been done.
Tyler, The Creator to play Austin: See setlist, Moody Center bag policy, parking and more
Tyler, The Creator will be taking over Moody Center for two nights this Saturday and Sunday for his "CHROMAKOPIA" world tour, ...
600-foot towers on the Drag? Austin proposal would allow taller building near campus
Greg Anderson, a member of the city's Planning Commission, said most developers he's heard from don't want to build up to 600 feet, but they do want to exceed the 300-foot limit currently in place for ...
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University of Manchester establishes partnership with University of Texas at Austin
The University of Manchester and the University of Texas at Austin have signed a strategic partnership, following the joining of Manchester and Austin as sister cities. This partnership is aiming to ...
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As wildfire anxiety grows, Austin plans to designate half the city as at risk of fire damage
Austin plans to greatly expand the amount of land, and therefore homes, considered at risk of wildfire damage. City Council members are scheduled to discuss updating rules surrounding Austin’s WUI, or ...
Q&A: James Beard Award winner Iliana de la Vega discusses industry challenges
Chef Iliana de la Vega is one of the few chefs in Austin who have won a James Beard Award, and she received the accolade in ...
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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, ...
Yes, Austin needs more housing, but 50-story towers along the Drag make no sense | Opinion
Why encourage 50-story tall towers across the street from UT campus? Why are Austin planners proposing this dramatic ...