Four-person staffing on Austin fire engines now a law following City Council vote
Although already required by national fire safety regulations, four-person staffing on all fire engines is now required by an Austin… >
Austin Trail of Lights cancelled due to windy conditions
The Austin Trail of Lights at Zilker Park have been cancelled tonight. According to a Facebook post on the Trail… >
New MetroRail station for Apple’s campus not likely, but Capital Metro looks into adding buses on Parmer Lane
Capital Metro is not likely to add an infill station on its MetroRail commuter line to serve future employees at… >
Bomb threats reported in Frisco, Plano, Sugar Land, Round Rock and other cities across Texas on Dec. 13
Law-enforcement officials across Texas and the U.S. have received multiple reports Dec. 13 of bomb threats via email affecting local… >
New $150 million Austin Energy headquarters coming to Mueller area after City Council vote
Austin Energy, the city’s electric utility, will take over a 3.3-acre tract in the Mueller Development with a new $150… >
The details: Apple expects to have first buildings operational at new Austin campus in 2021
With the announcement this morning that Apple Inc. will invest $1 billion on a second Northwest Austin campus, the company… >
New bar Level Up to open at downtown Austin food hall
Level Up, a new bar located on the street-level corner of Second Street and Congress Avenue, will open in early… >
Antonelli’s Cheese Shop to close downtown location at Fareground in Austin
Antonelli’s Cheese Shop will close its outpost at downtown food hall Fareground on Dec. 31, President Kendall Antonelli said. Fareground… >
Apple Inc.’s new $1B investment will bring millions in new tax dollars to Round Rock ISD, Williamson County and Austin
Apple Inc.’s new $1 billion investment in Williamson County could bring almost $20 million annually to the Williamson County taxing… >
Investors purchase majority share of Westlake-area Arise Austin Medical Center
A group of private investors, led by Attila Management, has purchased the majority share of Arise Austin Medical Center, according… >
UPDATED: Apple plans to invest $1 billion in second campus in Northwest Austin, hire 5,000 new employees
Updated 11 a.m. A second Apple campus in Northwest Austin is expected to bring significant economic growth to the… >
New office building 826 Houston to open in Central Austin
Central Austin Management Group will develop 826 Houston, a two-story, 18,000-square-foot office building, at 826 Houston St., Austin, with an… >
State House rep files bill that proposes to revive plastic bag bans
After the Texas Supreme Court overturned a single-use plastic bag ban in Laredo and the city of Austin suspended its… >
St. David’s Foundation CEO steps down, nationwide search for replacement begins
St. David’s Foundation Chief Executive Officer Earl Maxwell will retire at the end of 2019, an announcement that has spurred… >
Office building Midtown Point to be developed in North Austin
Midtown Point, a four-story, 165,000-square-foot office building expected to open in 2021, will be developed at 6200 Middle Fiskville Road,… >
District 3 Austin City Council incumbent Pio Renteria defeats sister in runoff, earns second term
Incumbent Sabino “Pio” Renteria earned a second consecutive four-year term as District 3’s Austin City Council member after defeating his… >
Paige Ellis wins District 8 Austin City Council runoff, turns dais 100 percent liberal
Austin City Council will operate as a fully liberal governing body until at least 2021 after the left-leaning Paige Ellis… >
Natasha Harper-Madison wins Austin City Council District 1 seat in rout, secures African-American representation
Natasha Harper-Madison’s Dec. 11 landslide victory over Mariana Salazar means a four-year Austin City Council term for the political newcomer… >
RESULTS: Stephanie Gharakhanian wins seat on Austin Community College board of trustees
Update: 10:08 p.m. Stephanie Gharakhanian, a first generation American and an attorney who works as special counsel for the Workers… >
FINAL RESULTS: Arati Singh wins Austin ISD District 9 runoff election
Updated 9:40 p.m.: With all 80 Travis County precincts reporting as of 9:37 p.m., Arati Singh has won the Austin ISD… >
RESULTS: Austin City Council seats go to Harper-Madison, Renteria and Ellis
UPDATE: 9:40 p.m. The final three members to sit on the Austin City Council dais in 2019 have been decided.… >
Female inmates in Travis County correctional facilities still lack appropriate housing
Travis County initiated a review of facilities within the county’s correctional system four years ago. Appropriate female inmate housing is… >