1. H-E-B launches COVID-19 vaccine registration portal, but awaits additional doses
Published Jan. 11, 2021
H-E-B launched a registration portal for people seeking coronavirus vaccines Jan. 8.
2. Explaining the May 1 ballot: What a yes or no vote means on all 8 propositions in Austin
Published April 3, 2021
Voters took to the polls to decide on eight propositions on the May 1 ballot.
3. U.S. Postal Service operations in Austin suspended indefinitely since Feb. 16
Published Feb. 18, 2021
During Winter Storm Uri, the U.S. Postal Service took the rare step of suspending operations in Austin.
4. Samsung seeks 100% tax rebate from Austin for proposed $17B plant expansion, threatens to build elsewhere
Published Jan. 28, 2021
As local governments vied to be the home of Samsung’s new chipmaking plant, documents showed the tech manufacturer’s request for a 100% property tax reimbursement on the project from the city of Austin.
5. Early voting in Austin opens April 19: See what’s on the ballot, where to vote
Published April 18, 2021
Travis County offered 19 polling locations for early voting in the May 1 election.
6. Former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody turns himself in to Travis County authorities on evidence-tampering charges
Published April 1, 2021
Former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody turned himself in April 1 to the Travis County Jail in response to charges of evidence tampering in the case of Javier Ambler II, who died in 2019 after being tased by Williamson County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Travis County.
7. Hundreds of acres, billions of dollars: Three major developments to follow in Austin
Published Jan. 27, 2021
These three mixed-use developments could transform Austin in the decades to come: Brodie Oaks in Southwest Austin, River Park in Southeast Austin and EastVillage in Northeast Austin.
8. No Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses coming to Travis County this week as total doses dip
Published March 15, 2021
With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway, Travis County announced that it would only receive Moderna and Pfizer shots the week of March 15.
9. Travis County and 3 Central Texas neighbors to pilot mass vaccination site
Published Feb. 23, 2021
Travis, Caldwell, Hays and Bastrop counties began a mass vaccination program at the Circuit of The Americas in February.
10. Travis County vaccine providers receive nearly 75,000 doses for week of March 8 as eligibility expands
Published March 8, 2021
With educators and child care professionals newly eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, Travis County received 74,940 vaccine doses the week of March 8.
