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Samsung is in negotiations with the city of Austin for a potential record tax incentive deal. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
1:45 AM Feb 1, 2021 CST
Austin weekly roundup: Samsung and city of Austin try to negotiate a deal, vaccine updates and more
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
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
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
Screen shot of a web meeting
Austin
4:16 PM Jan 19, 2021 CST
COVID-19 rates in Travis County starting to improve, but vaccine distribution remains complicated
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
Local band White Denim performs at Cheer Up Charlies in 2017. (Christopher Neely/Community impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:49 PM Dec 7, 2020 CST
Austin ready to push new tax incentives, grants to preserve ‘precious few’ music venues, iconic businesses
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
2:02 PM Dec 2, 2020 CST
Two towers, 590,000 square feet of housing and office space on table for former HealthSouth property in downtown Austin
City Council tentatively approved the new fee but said city staff need to ensure the program generates revenue without limiting housing construction or affordability. (Chris Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:26 PM Nov 12, 2020 CST
Proposed fee on Austin developers needs to find ‘sweet spot’ to earn City Council vote
Ahead of Election Day, Nov. 3, four Austin City Council members have asked Austin Police Chief Brian Manley for more information on the police department's plans to respond to possible protests. (John Cox/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:00 PM Oct 29, 2020 CDT
Austin City Council members ask police to detail response to possible Election Day protests
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
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“It has been said many, many times but it always bears repeating: This pandemic has cast a harsh light on the regional inequities that have gone unaddressed for far too long and now expand beyond Austin’s city limits," the statement read. "In the case of the COVID-19 vaccines, we’re once again seeing more signs of those inequities." (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine)
Austin
9:16 AM
Austin-area Black government leaders voice concern over COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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