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Mercury Hall will close in 2021. (Courtesy Mercury Hall)
Austin
7:30 PM Sep 21, 2020 CDT
Mercury Hall property cleared for 5-story apartment development
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
Bikers ride up Shoal Creek Boulevard in February. A bond proposal from Austin would fund additional bike lanes, sidewalk reconstruction, capital improvements and more. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:47 PM Aug 13, 2020 CDT
Austin will send $460 million transportation bond to voters in November
Austin City Council is considering moving the forensics lab services and internal affairs department out from under the Austin Police Department and into civilian roles. (John Cox/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:42 PM Aug 12, 2020 CDT
Police cuts, community reinvestment, reimagining public safety on table as Austin City Council looks to adopt budget
Austin City Hall was one of several downtown buildings to get vandalized during June's protests against police brutality. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:33 AM Aug 5, 2020 CDT
Latest Austin police budget proposal seeks compromise, longer-term commitment to transformational change
Protests march in the Justice for Them All demonstration June 7. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:22 PM Jul 30, 2020 CDT
Austin City Council further commits to combating institutional racism with string of agreements
From left: Austin City Council Members Ann Kitchen, Kathie Tovo and Greg Casar and Mayor Steve Adler answered questions over the summer regarding homelessness ordinances and plans for a new homeless shelter in South Austin. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:24 PM Jul 20, 2020 CDT
Election 2020 could resurrect battle over Austin’s homelessness ordinances after petition gains over 24,000 signatures
Thousands marched from Huston-Tillotson University to the Texas Capitol on June 7 to protest police brutality and systemic racism. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:35 PM Jul 13, 2020 CDT
Where Austin's mayor, 9 City Council members stand on police reform, funding, leadership
Austin City Hall was one of several downtown buildings to be vandalized during May's protests. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:40 PM Jun 30, 2020 CDT
Pressure builds as Austin City Council members question city manager’s ability to bring transformational police reform
The Black Austin Matters street mural stretches along three blocks on Congress Avenue. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:23 PM Jun 16, 2020 CDT
Why the Congress Ave. Black Austin Matters street mural put a local twist on the Black Lives Matter slogan
A poll conducted by Sherry Matthews Group found that most respondents believe Austin needs to catch up to other large U.S. cities by improving its public transportation. (Design by Shelby Savage/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:56 PM Jun 10, 2020 CDT
Austin's public transportation plan goes from vision to action with milestone vote
Demonstrators marched in the streets in front of the Texas Capitol on May 31. (Chris Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:00 PM Jun 4, 2020 CDT
Austin City Council hears from community on police response to weekend protests
Protesters march toward the Texas Capitol. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
9:43 PM Jun 2, 2020 CDT
City Council will seek answers from Austin Police Department over response to the weekend's violent protests
A view of Downtown Austin from Lady Bird Lake (Iain Oldman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:17 PM Jun 2, 2020 CDT
Experts: Coronavirus has magnified long-held inequities of Austin’s health care system
Demonstrators gathered in front of the Texas Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police brutality. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:27 PM May 31, 2020 CDT
Concerns over violence from outside groups force organizers to cancel ‘Justice for them All’ protest at Texas Capitol; demonstrations persist downtown
A construction crew works on Austin's Second Street. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:50 PM May 15, 2020 CDT
As workers continue to contract coronavirus, some Austin City Council members seek additional health and financial protections
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
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
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
June 19 has come to be known as Juneteenth, an American holiday commemorating black liberation. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
3:15 PM
Where, how to celebrate Juneteenth in Round Rock, Pflugerville
Austin City Hall was one of several downtown buildings to be vandalized during this past weekend's protests. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:15 PM
Austin leaders, representatives react to weekend protests
From left: A worker shows Capital Metro President and CEO Randy Clarke and Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion the upgrades to the Norwood Transit Center. (Courtesy Capital Metro)
Austin
11:45 AM
Capital Metro opens new Norwood Transit Center at Northeast Austin Walmart
Mayor Steve Adler, right, takes his oath of office at the Jan. 7 Austin City Council inauguration ceremony.
Austin Metro
5:48 PM
Leader in effort to recall Austin mayor, council members, says handling of homelessness issue ‘pushed people over the edge’
Michael Whellan, a local attorney representing the developers of 4700 Riverside, speaks at an Austin City Council meeting on Oct. 17.
Austin Metro
11:01 PM
Austin City Council approves zoning changes for controversial 97-acre “urban village” on East Riverside
Austin City Council spent hours on Oct. 17 debating changes to the city's public camping, sitting and lying down.
Austin Metro
8:52 PM
Austin’s new homelessness ordinances ban camping on sidewalks but allow sitting and lying down
The Austin skyline runs against the Colorado River.
Austin Metro
2:08 PM
Early looks at newly proposed land-use code highlight its limited role in Austin’s affordable housing goals
The University of Texas moved forward with a plan to build a new arena that will be home to its men's and women's basketball teams.
Austin Metro
9:35 AM
Austin’s Red River Street to be permanently realigned for new UT arena; some question the university’s side of the deal