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Snow covers downtown Austin at Lavaca and 15th streets. (Sally Grace Holtgrieve/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:29 PM Feb 14, 2021 CST
Winter weather in Austin: Power outages continue for hours, H-E-B closes, travel 'difficult to near impossible'
From left: State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown; Williamson County Commissioner Cynthia Long, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell and Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly met for a Feb. 10 press conference to object to the purchase of the Candlewood Suites hotel in North Austin. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:01 PM Feb 10, 2021 CST
Austin City Council plan to convert North Austin hotel into homeless housing spurs legislation from senator, piques AG’s interest
The Candlewood Suites hotel is located at 10811 Pecan Park Blvd. (Courtesy Google Maps)
Austin
6:13 PM Feb 2, 2021 CST
Williamson County asks Austin to delay purchase of hotel for homeless housing
Austin City Hall (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:18 PM Jan 30, 2021 CST
Austin City Hall reporter's notebook: Samsung, evictions protections and a local democratic process overhaul
The proposal from Aspen Heights Partners would place two towers—one residential and one office—on the downtown tract. (Courtesy Austin Economic Development Department)
Austin
4:26 PM Jan 29, 2021 CST
‘Signature’ tower project on 1.7-acre downtown Austin property must prioritize affordable housing, City Council says
City officials are facing growing pressure to address the growing visibility of homelessness in Austin. (Olivia Aldridge/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:54 PM Jan 28, 2021 CST
Austin City Council stresses need for progress in homelessness fix
Austin City Council immediately cut more than $20 million from the police department in August 2020 and is still deciding where another $128.8 million taken from the police budget will be spent. (John Cox/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:44 PM Jan 28, 2021 CST
After budget cuts, police cadet classes could start in spring
District 1 Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, left, and District 10 Council Member Alison Alter will serve successive one-year terms as mayor pro tem. (Courtesy city of Austin/Alison Alter)
Austin
5:02 PM Jan 27, 2021 CST
East Austin’s Natasha Harper-Madison, West Austin's Alison Alter will each serve one year as mayor pro tem
City officials are facing growing pressure to address the growing visibility of homelessness in Austin. (Olivia Aldridge/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:10 PM Jan 25, 2021 CST
Sanctioned homeless camp proposal gains attention from Austin leaders as pressure mounts
The legality of reinstating tighter restrictions on public camping, solicitation, and sitting and lying down remains vague. (Courtesy Office of the Texas Governor)
Austin
7:57 PM Jan 21, 2021 CST
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott floats ‘statewide camping ban’ as homeless debate heats up
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office, elected officials from around Texas took to Twitter. (Courtesy Adobe Stock Images)
Austin
2:33 PM Jan 20, 2021 CST
President Joe Biden's inauguration spurs reactions from elected officials around Texas
Austin Mayor Steve Adler will still reach his term limit in 2022 if voters approve changes to the election cycle. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
11:53 AM Jan 13, 2021 CST
Potential strong-mayor system in Austin would be 'weakest of any big city in the country,' supporters say
From left: Council Members Greg Casar, Alison Alter and Natasha Harper-Madison have each expressed interest in becoming Austin's next mayor pro tem. (Courtesy City of Austin, Alison Alter Campaign/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:22 PM Jan 5, 2021 CST
Contention around choosing Austin's next mayor pro tem continues; vote delayed to late January
Austin tenants have been protected through the pandemic by moratoriums on non-payment of rent evictions. National data shows most tenants have been making full or partial payments, however, officials say solutions for addressing accrued rent debt are complicated because of how many stakeholders are involved. (Design by Miranda Baker)
Austin
12:16 PM Dec 28, 2020 CST
Austin's political leaders say eviction moratoriums are not sustainable. So, what’s next?
Travis County health officials announced Dec. 23 a move to Stage 5 under Austin Public Health's COVID-19 risk guidelines. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
11:03 AM Dec 23, 2020 CST
Travis County moves to Stage 5 under COVID-19 risk guidelines as hospitalization numbers continue climbing
Proposition A, the ballot item associated with Capital Metro's Project Connect plan, passed Nov. 3 with 57.94% of the vote—240,433 votes to 174,528 against—across Travis and Williamson counties. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:33 PM Dec 18, 2020 CST
Newly appointed transit board to oversee implementation of $7.1B Project Connect plan
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced March 2 that mask mandates and business capacity restrictions will be lifted in Texas. (Courtesy Office of the Texas Governor)
Austin
1:15 PM
Gov. Greg Abbott lifts statewide mask mandate, business restrictions in Texas
Residents of San Marcos walk to OMG Seafood in San Marcos to take advantage of the free food the restaurant was giving away all day Feb. 16. (Courtesy Joseph Daley)
Austin
7:00 PM
Restaurateur gives away $12K in food; citywide boil notice possible in Austin and more news from Central Texas
Austin Energy crews are responding to downed tree limbs and impacted power lines across the city of Austin. (Iain Oldman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:46 PM
Austin Energy employees receiving threats, being harassed as crews work to restore power
Austin Water has issued a boil water notice for areas of Southwest Austin and the Lost Creek neighborhood. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
3:13 PM
UPDATED: Boil water notice issued throughout city of Austin
Capital Metro Red Line train
Austin
4:33 PM
Project Connect vote propelled by Austin’s inner-city voters
Slab BBQ owner Raf Robinson said the payroll protection program saved his restaurant. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:00 PM
'I just need to pay the rent:' Austin small businesses in survival mode are doing everything in their power to outlast the pandemic
A drive-thru Trail of Lights could serve 1,300 vehicles per night this December. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:15 PM
Austin Trail of Lights could live on as drive-thru event this winter
CommunityCare Health Centers drive-up coronavirus testing site
Austin
12:45 PM
CommUnityCare will no longer test asymptomatic people for COVID-19 as testing demand swells
St. David HealthCare's South Austin Medical Center
Austin
8:00 AM
Here is how Austin-area hospitals are preparing for a possible surge in coronavirus patients
Dr. Mark Escott, the Austin-Travis County interim health authority, said June 11 that recent record-high daily coronavirus case counts are likely due to Memorial Day celebrations and the expansion of the reopening of Texas' economy. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:30 PM
Austin officials say community spread, not increased testing, causing record-high daily coronavirus numbers