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Capital Metro and the City of Austin are preparing to ask voters in November to fund $7.1 billion of a $10 billion plan to expand public transportation across the city. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:25 AM Aug 8, 2020 CDT
Project Connect one step away from officially heading to Austin voters
The canopy overlooking the entrance to Austin Community College’s under-construction campus features a Riverbat logo. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:15 AM Jul 31, 2020 CDT
Central Austin real estate and development news: ACC buildings ready to open in 2021; COVID-19 causes home sale drop
Austin
10:51 AM Jul 28, 2020 CDT
Transportation news in Austin: More Healthy Streets added, BCycle changes move forward, input sought on Bergstrom Spur
Capital Metro's proposal to expand its system throughout Austin, Project Connect, would include three rail lines that converge in a downtown tunnel. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:17 PM Jul 27, 2020 CDT
Austin moves forward with phased-in Project Connect plan, including $300 million to prevent displacement
A Red Line MetroRail train moves through the Crestview station on July 22. Capital Metro and the City of Austin are deciding on a framework to send to voters to raise funding for the public transit agency's Project Connect plan. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:00 PM Jul 22, 2020 CDT
Austin to consider lower initial property tax impact for $10B Project Connect plan
Unemployment claims dropped in the Central Texas area in June, according to Texas Workforce Commission data. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
5:31 PM Jul 17, 2020 CDT
Greater Austin jobless rate falls to 7.5% as federal unemployment help approaches expiration
A sign directs voters inside at the Ben Hur Shrine Temple in North Central Austin on July 14. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
11:37 AM Jul 17, 2020 CDT
After primary runoff, here is a look at the November 2020 ballot in Austin
The proposed fiscal year 2020-21 budget includes an $11.3 million reduction in police spending, achieved largely by eliminating 100 vacant positions within the Austin Police Department. (Design by Shelby Savage/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:00 PM Jul 13, 2020 CDT
Austin's $4.2 billion proposed budget includes 2.5% reduction to police department funding
The YMCA of Greater Austin was one of thousands of entities in Austin to receive a loan through the Payroll Protection Program. Statewide, over $40 billion was loaned to more than 382,000 recipients. (Design by Shelby Savage/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:00 PM Jul 8, 2020 CDT
Area businesses get PPP loans, One Love Tattoos aims to make a mark and more: Business, community news from Central Texas
Capital Metro celebrated its 35th anniversary serving the Austin area July 1. (Courtesy Capital Metro)
Austin
4:18 PM Jul 8, 2020 CDT
Central Austin business anniversaries: Capital Metro celebrates 35 years and more
Capital Metro announced July 1 that an employee has died after testing positive for COVID-19. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:35 AM Jul 1, 2020 CDT
Capital Metro employee dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Barton Springs Pool was empty during March's stay-at-home order. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:57 PM Jun 29, 2020 CDT
Austin shuts down Barton Springs and Deep Eddy pools indefinitely; parks, pool and rec centers closed for Fourth of July weekend
Austin-Travis County interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott (Courtesy Austin Public Health)
Austin
6:45 PM Jun 29, 2020 CDT
Austin’s top doctor is 'at the verge' of recommending another county shutdown to curb coronavirus’s rapid spread
Capital Metro installed plexiglass shields in May to protect drivers and riders from the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic's effect on the economy has created an uncertain environment for the public transit agency's annual budgeting process. (Courtesy Capital Metro)
Austin
3:59 PM Jun 22, 2020 CDT
Capital Metro plans to not give employee raises, delays projects in face of COVID-19
Austin and Travis County officials are encouraging businesses to limit capacity and residents to redouble efforts to stay safe to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the community. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:26 PM Jun 15, 2020 CDT
As Travis County coronavirus cases spike, leaders encourage businesses to limit capacity, require social distancing and face coverings
A statue of Willie Nelson sits in front of ACL Live at the Moody Theater at the corner of Lavaca and Second streets. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
12:41 PM Jun 15, 2020 CDT
Update: ACL Live postpones socially distanced Fourth of July concert
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Austin
4:35 AM
Live music venues in Hays County struggle to survive during pandemic
Rapid nasal swab antigen tests are recommended as options for individuals who were potentially exposed to a confirmed positive carrier, as well as for people traveling, returning to work or undergoing a medical procedure. (Courtesy Total Primary Care)
Austin
1:46 PM
Find out where to get a 15-minute COVID-19 test in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth metros
Construction along Anderson Mill Road in Northwest Austin
Austin
1:55 PM
City begins work on Anderson Mill Road improvements in Northwest Austin
Homes continue to sell in Southwest Austin. (Deeda Lovett/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
11:40 AM
DATA: See how the past year's home sales in Southwest Austin compared to the year prior
An orange virus graphic
Austin
7:55 PM
Travis County reports 302 new coronavirus cases July 22
The Vandegrift High School band is pictured in this 2018 file photo. (Courtesy Leander ISD)
Austin
11:10 AM
Leander ISD football, band practices can start Sept. 7
Construction crews install sewer line along RM 2222 in May. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Austin
12:30 PM
Project Connect moves toward final vote and 3 other Northwest Austin transportation projects to know
Recently, ApartmentData.com President Bruce McClenny spoke with Community Impact Newspaper about the state of multifamily housing in the Greater Houston area as well as about how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected different aspects of the industry. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
1:41 PM
Q&A: ApartmentData.com president talks ramifications of COVID-19 on Greater Houston-area housing
This historic photo shows Texans celebrating Juneteenth on June 19, 1900. (Courtesy Grace Murray, University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library via Wikimedia Commons)
Nashville
12:26 PM
State, city leaders recognize Juneteenth on June 19: Learn more about the holiday and its connection to Tennessee
fireworks
Austin
7:45 AM
Leander Fourth of July Celebration set with drive-in event, livestream option