Unsatisfied with an Aquatic Master Plan that they say endangers many of Austin’s most beloved pools, some City Council members are pushing for a new pools task force to explore ways the city could ...

Well, the show must go on. After a momentous election Tuesday that will also see new Council members in Districts 6, 7 and 10 and probably the return of Mayor Kirk Watson, City Council members are ...

Today, Austin City Council will meet once again for a regular meeting. Tuesday’s work session was mostly dedicated to briefings on eTOD frameworks (which is up for a vote today) and the Climate Equity ...

The city will hold the Fair Chance Hiring Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Greater Mount Zion Church (4301 Tannehill Lane). “This job and resource fair will provide individuals with ...

City Council members took something of a strange path getting there but in the end, they approved the first major changes to the city’s Watershed Protection Ordinance since 1986 on a 7-0 vote. Because ...

Did you know that Navarro Early College High School has an award-winning barbecue team? It’s true, according to a Monday news release from Austin ISD. The student chefs will serve lunch to district ...

A discussion about scheduling at Tuesday’s City Council work session made it clear that local officials are acutely aware of the upcoming transition ahead. With at least four new representatives on ...

Letting go of control… Ford Motor Company has announced plans to carry people and goods around Austin in self-driving cars as early as 2021, but most people in the general public say they wouldn’t ...

Time to get intellectual. The Library Foundation and the Texas Book Festival have announced the next installment of “In Conversation,” a free event series that hosts two authors talking about their ...

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Austin Public Health on Wednesday announced the death of a Travis County resident who developed an amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson earlier this month. Now, the ...