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Study finds Austin police response times continue to lag

Austin police officers took on average just over 45 minutes to respond to 911 calls last year, a new study found. The analysis from national crime data expert Jeff Asher found the department’s average ...
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CapMetro’s secret fight to fix a broken fare system

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. For months, Capital Metro passengers knew something wasn’t right. The ...
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Austin apartments boomed and rents went down. Now, some builders are dismantling the cranes.

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Ben Schwertner won’t pay next month’s rent. The 28-year-old from ...
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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This website is no longer being updated.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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Study reveals elevated levels of tire and road microplastics in Austin’s reservoirs

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. A study from the University of Texas indicates a higher concentration ...
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Council approves initiative that aims to protect renters from hidden fees

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Over opposition from the Austin Apartment Association, City Council ...
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City IDs progress, funding needs to carry out area food plan

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. A pair of recent city memos shows progress and the need for additional ...
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Cap Metro to shelve 46 new electric buses for a year after manufacturer bankruptcy

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority will put 46 brand-new ...
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Austin food trucks no longer have to move trailers for health and safety inspections

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Desnudo Coffee’s East Austin location serves hundreds of cups of coffee ...
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For one city employee, Facebook posts lead to an impossible process

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. A city department head who disapproved of her employee’s social media ...
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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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Jesús Garza disputes allegation that he violated city ethics rule

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Consultants hired to investigate an ethics complaint against former ...