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Capital Metro employs about 160 part-time, off-duty Austin Police Department officers as a security force. The public transit agency is in the process of starting its own police force and reducing its number of off-duty APD officers. (Community Impact Newspaper Staff)
Austin
8:06 AM Aug 31, 2020 CDT
Capital Metro looks to start its own police department by 2022
Austin voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a tax rate increase to fund a significant expansion of the city's public transportation network, including new light rail lines and an underground rail station. (Design by Miranda Baker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:45 AM Aug 27, 2020 CDT
Austin looks to ensure potential $7.1B Project Connect investment does not deepen city's inequality
(Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:24 PM Aug 24, 2020 CDT
Travis County's unemployment numbers will worsen without long-term federal help, experts say
Capital Metro's 300 bus route, which travels along Oltorf Street, Pleasant Valley Road and Springdale Road, has increased its frequency to run every 10 minutes. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:02 PM Aug 24, 2020 CDT
With University of Texas students returning, many Capital Metro bus routes resume normal service
The Travis County area saw its jobless rate slip below 7% in July. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
3:11 PM Aug 21, 2020 CDT
Travis County unemployment falls to 6.9% in July, marks consecutive months of single-digit jobless rate
Capital Metro's plan to build rail lines and expand its public transportation network, Project Connect, will head to voters in the city of Austin on Nov. 3. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:41 PM Aug 13, 2020 CDT
Project Connect officially in the hands of Austin voters Nov. 3
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
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
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The board of directors for METRO has approved the $1.15 billion FY 2020-21 budget. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
2:35 PM
METRO board approves $1.15 billion budget for FY 2020-21 with 23% revenue loss
Project Connect heads to Austin voters in November.
Austin
5:00 AM
With Project Connect decision coming to voters, South Austin residents weigh local costs and benefits
The majority of council voiced concerns over success metrics applied to the pilot program, which was included as part of the city's fiscal year 2020-21 budget. (John Cox/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:40 PM
Pflugerville postpones vote on public transit program
Many local music venues remain closed under government orders designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Design by Rachal Russel/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:23 PM
South Austin and Dripping Springs music venues shapeshift to push through coronavirus
Mi Frijoles Taco Shop will open in New Braunfels in October. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
7:00 AM
Mi Frijoles restaurant to open in New Braunfels and more popular Central Texas news
Capital Metro and Brandywine Realty Trust are set to break ground on a new rail station in September. (Rendering courtesy Brandywine Realty Trust)
Austin
3:30 PM
Construction to begin in September on new $24 million Capital Metro rail station across from The Domain
Burnet Road and Braker Lane
Austin
1:22 PM
City pushing to finish Burnet Road improvements before Austin FC stadium opener
(Courtesy Hudson's on Mercer)
Austin
4:35 AM
Live music venues in Hays County struggle to survive during pandemic
Construction along Anderson Mill Road in Northwest Austin
Austin
1:55 PM
City begins work on Anderson Mill Road improvements in Northwest Austin
Montrose streets
Houston
6:00 AM
Walk/bike study lays out path for Montrose to become ‘20-minute neighborhood’