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Council approves updated Water Forward, Conservation and Drought Contingency plans

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. On Thursday, City Council approved updates to Austin’s Water Forward ...
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Austin Monitor – Austin and Central Texas, Monitored

Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 The new Austin Current newsletter launches Nov. 10 and will be coming from a new email address, so watch out for ...
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Erosion issues persist in Zilker Park amid limited resources

In August of 2023, after three years of planning and many thousands of dollars, City Council was forced to scrap its comprehensive Zilker Park Vision Plan, amid a bitter battle waged by detractors and ...
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New Data Center Planned for Lockhart in 2028

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Only a few weeks after Austin City Council passed a resolution ...
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City facing a $33 million deficit for 2026

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Given current conditions, the city’s budget analysts are projecting a ...
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City readies final changes to revised business expansion programs

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. The Economic Development Department has announced final modifications ...
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City releases ‘State of the Environment’ report

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. The City of Austin released its annual State of the Environment Report ...
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Council approves maximum tax rate increase in preparation for possible election

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. At a public hearing Thursday, City Council took the first step toward a ...
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Age-friendly services require more funding, Austin Public Health says

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. In June, City Council directed the city manager to look into improving ...
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Council could decide ‘agent of change’ noise dispute issue, after nearly a decade of debate

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. This week, City Council could end nearly a decade of waiting and staff ...
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Nick Barbaro retires as publisher of ‘The Austin Chronicle’

The Austin Monitor is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. We are fully-local and cover the important issues and key decisions at the intersection between the local ...
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Council approves hotel tax increase

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Despite requests from Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and ...