Paws Shelter of Central Texas opens Hill Country campus

BREAKING: New city-owned homeless shelter poised for 1.6-acre Central South Austin tract

Austin has not expanded its city-owned homeless shelter system since the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, or the ARCH,… >

Whatadeal: ‘Texas treasure’ Whataburger sells to Chicago-based company

Popular San-Antonio-based burger chain Whataburger, declared an official Texas Treasure by the state legislature in 2001, has sold a majority… >

Citing potential citizenship question, Austin’s demographer predicts 2020 census effort to be ‘most daunting’ yet

For city demographer Ryan Robinson, who began working with the city just as the 1990 census project was getting underway,… >

Austin ISD Boundary Advisory Committee selects Plan B as preliminary recommendation for zoning of Kiker, new Southwest elementary schools

Austin ISD’s Boundary Advisory Committee on June 13 selected Plan B, formerly represented in plans 2 and 6, as the… >

Austin FC fans place season ticket deposits for more than 30,000 seats in first day

Austin FC opened season ticket membership deposits June 12 for fans hoping to secure a spot in line when the… >

Austin ISD announces 6% raises for all district staff; 7% for teachers with more than 5 years experience

Austin ISD will give all district staff a 6% pay increase in its upcoming fiscal year 2019-20 budget, and teachers… >

CAMPO greenlights study of corridor that could connect South Austin to ABIA

Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization board members provided the go ahead for a study that endeavors to establish a corridor… >

Roughly 400 Lake Austin properties may soon begin paying city property taxes for the first time in 33 years

Although the properties have been within the full jurisdiction of Austin since 1891, roughly 400 properties along Lake Austin, many… >

Decision on future of Austin’s iconic Butler Pitch & Putt postponed to June 20

A final decision on the future of the iconic Butler Pitch & Putt nine-hole golf course in Central Austin has… >

Austin’s district- and corridor-specific affordable housing goals approved by City Council

In answering Austin’s housing and affordability crises, the city recently adopted a housing plan to build 135,000 new units, 60,000… >

Austin’s move to loosen laws for the benefit of homeless population spurs community conversation

As the community grapples with a growing number of homeless people, city officials, too, are grappling with whether certain rules… >

Bowie High School breaks ground on new parking garage, other AISD bond work

Austin ISD broke ground June 6 on a new parking garage at Bowie High School, the first of three major… >