GovernmentCentral AustinUS Supreme Court declines to hear, overturn ruling that sparked Austin’s decriminalization of camping, sitting, lying down in publicDecember 16, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinProperty owners objecting to Austin’s land development code rewrite sue city for rejecting their protest rightsDecember 12, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinAfter 7 years, City Council gives initial approval to comprehensive rewrite of Austin’s land use rules, eyes March final approvalDecember 11, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinZoning concern prevents Austin from moving forward with second conversion of hotel to homeless shelterDecember 10, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinHundreds of Austinites show up to City Hall to tell City Council how they feel about proposed overhaul of city’s land use rulesDecember 9, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinCity Council eyes $6.8 million purchase of 71-room hotel in Southeast Austin for second homeless shelter conversionDecember 6, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinAustin City Council supports expansive investigation into police department culture and training, likely suspends one future cadet classDecember 6, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinCity Council will hear thoughts from residents on comprehensive revision to land use rules at weekend hearingDecember 6, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinCity Council wants to know whether some public drinking prohibitions are equitableDecember 5, 2019
TransportationCentral AustinRainey Street shuts down to vehicular traffic Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through March 8December 5, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinCity staff must be more transparent as city moves toward motel shelter strategy, Austin City Council saysDecember 4, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinNew 'respectful neighbor policy' aims to address concerns around new homeless shelters in AustinNovember 28, 2019
Public SafetyCentral AustinRed River staff say they are feeling safer as crime reports drop in recent monthsNovember 22, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinMusic, arts communities asked to provide feedback on spending recommendations for $12 million creative space bondNovember 21, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinNow in City Council's hands, land code rewrite debate heats up with first vote less than 3 weeks awayNovember 21, 2019
TransportationCentral AustinCity to work with Capital Metro on financing new Broadmoor and McKalla Place rail stations as development boom loomsNovember 15, 2019
DevelopmentCentral AustinRainey Street fund rises from ashes to preserve Mexican-American heritage in booming districtNovember 15, 2019
DevelopmentCentral AustinAcknowledging expanded risk, Austin moves to prohibit additional density in city’s flood-prone areasNovember 15, 2019
Public SafetyCentral AustinCity Council green lights $8 million Rodeway Inn plan for homeless shelter transition, vows to address crime in the areaNovember 14, 2019
DevelopmentCentral AustinLand development code rewrite heads to City Council for final approval, marking home stretch of nearly 7-year processNovember 13, 2019
ElectionAustinAustin Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza says she will not seek re-election as Travis County attorney rumors heat upNovember 12, 2019
Public SafetyCentral AustinAustin no longer pursuing homeless shelter off Ben White with pivot to hotel purchaseNovember 12, 2019
Public SafetyCentral AustinA $14 million campaign and 300-bed shelter: Austin’s private sector leads new coalition to address homelessnessNovember 8, 2019
At the CapitolCentral AustinGov. Greg Abbott announces plan for state-sanctioned homeless encampment off US 183 near MontopolisNovember 7, 2019
ElectionCentral Austin‘We cannot exist like this in a primary election': Travis County clerk says voter behavior, state law need to change ahead of 2020November 7, 2019
ElectionCentral AustinAustinites overwhelmingly reject Prop A and the implementation of a public vote before non-public sports or entertainment venues use public landNovember 6, 2019
ElectionCentral AustinAustin voters refuse opportunity to vote on Convention Center expansion with rejection of Prop BNovember 6, 2019
Public SafetyCentral AustinAmid resources offered to those cleared from around the ARCH, question of where homeless will go remains difficult to answerNovember 5, 2019
GovernmentCentral AustinAustin wants to put trash cans near homeless camps under highways, awaits state approvalOctober 31, 2019
NewsAustinNot all parolees released from Texas prisons have to come to Austin, despite one city official's claimOctober 30, 2019
