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Austin Convention Center groundbreaking

Officials break ground on $1.6B Austin Convention Center redevelopment

By Ben Thompson

The expansion project will add hundreds of thousands of square feet of exhibit space and new public features downtown.

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TSTF will be funded through charitable donations, corporate partnerships and fundraising events and invites businesses, community leaders and citizens to join their cause, per the release. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)

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Affordability ranked as the largest barrier to internet access in Travis County according to recent study. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Published 3:16 PM | Apr 11, 2025 CDT

Affordability found as biggest barrier to internet access in Austin, Travis County

Published 12:00 PM | Apr 10, 2025 CDT

Erika Brady named Austin's next city clerk

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Published 10:24 AM | Apr 9, 2025 CDT

Austin faces widening budget deficits, rising property taxes, fees through 2020s

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza discusses the first six months of newly implemented hospital-based violence intervention program at Ascension Seton on April 3. (Haley McLeod/Community Impact)

Published 11:48 AM | Apr 8, 2025 CDT

Travis County’s new gun violence program shows early promise, officials say

Published 3:27 PM | Apr 7, 2025 CDT

Austin Energy GM Bob Kahn retiring after 2 years leading utility

Updated 6:33 PM | Apr 7, 2025 CDT

200-acre Colony Park master-planned community breaks ground in northeast Austin

Austin police commander Lichter

Updated 12:30 PM | Apr 7, 2025 CDT

First-ever review of Austin sex crimes cases completed after landmark settlement, ongoing reforms

Austin apartment

Published 1:15 PM | Apr 4, 2025 CDT

New Austin program to combat homelessness by filling vacant apartments

LCRA representatives present a $14,609 grant to the Senna Hills Municipal Utility District for monitors to help locate leaks within its water distribution system. From left: Stacy Pandey, LCRA senior water conservation coordinator; Chet Palesko, Senna Hills MUD president; Chris Kite, Utilimatics chief technology officer; and Carol Freeman, LCRA Board member. (Courtesy Lower Colorado River Authority)

Published 6:00 AM | Apr 2, 2025 CDT

Amid prolonged drought, LCRA program helps save millions of gallons of water

Austin Innovation District

Published 3:25 PM | Apr 1, 2025 CDT

New zoning could support expansion of Austin’s life sciences sector