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(Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Council members divided over hire of outside attorney in property protest rights lawsuit
Construction on Sunset Valley city facilities including its new police building were completed in the early summer of 2019, but problems persist with its water features. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Sunset Valley to withhold payment until city facility pond issues are resolved
Travis County commissioners participated in budget hearings during the fiscal year 2018-19 budget process. (Taylor Jackson Buchanan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Travis Central Appraisal District board will host in-person meetings for informal protests in 2020
Residents can expect mailers to arrive by mid-March requesting they participate in the 2020 census. (Courtesy U.S. Census Bureau)
Austin-Travis County officials establish nonprofit to raise funds to support complete census count
Austin Transportation installed "No parking" signs in 2019 on South Congress Avenue to discourage illegal parking in bicycle lanes. (Courtesy Google Maps)
Austin to start issuing tickets to drivers who park in bike-only lanes in effort to improve safety
Delays have pushed back completion of the much-anticipated Bee Creek Sports Complex to spring 2022. (Brian Rash/Community Impact Newspaper)
Utility and other hurdles delay Bee Creek Sports Complex
zanjero park water
Travis County commissioners pursue easement to bring water to Las Lomitas subdivision
Travis County commissioners will receive preliminary estimates for a new peace officer step pay scale at their Jan. 28 meeting. (Courtesy Travis County Sheriff's Office)
Travis County commissioners consider revisions to peace office pay
A photo of a sign that reads "Visit Historic Dripping Springs."
Dripping Springs City Council tangles with parking solutions for historic downtown
The Travis County Expo Center, which is home to Rodeo Austin, is the subject of a proposed expansion and redevelopment. However, without hotel occupancy tax revenue, county commissioners say they will have to divest from the property altogether. Courtesy Rodeo Austin
Travis County officials do not want to divest from expo center but say options are limited
Travis County commissioners have committed to help address drinking water colonias—areas that lack basic services—in unincorporated areas. Courtesy Fotolia
Travis County commissioners work to bring drinking water access to some unincorporated areas
A photo of Dripping Springs City Hall
Filing periods for city of Dripping Springs and Dripping Springs ISD elections open Jan. 15
Gov. Greg Abbott
Gov. Greg Abbott warns Texas agencies seeing 10,000 attempted cyber attacks per minute from Iran
City officials and Salvation Army members gathered in front of the Rathgeber Center in September to publicly push for operating cost donations. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Nine months after ribbon-cutting, Salvation Army’s East Austin homeless shelter to open at limited capacity
Sunset Valley will host a farewell party for longtime Public Works Director Katy Phillips on Jan. 2. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Neighborhood Note: Sunset Valley to thank Katy Phillips at Jan. 2 event