One of the richest men in the world just won a fight against a handful of his neighbors in Texas. On Wednesday evening, the ...

As Austin moves full steam ahead with plans to nearly double the size of its Convention Center, city staff are scrambling to ...

Over this summer, the Bond Election Advisory Task Force will begin to evaluate a narrowed list of capital needs for the City ...

Downtown Austin leaders are increasingly focused on residential development as a way to stabilize the city’s core, as office ...

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A centerpiece of the largest-ever expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is on a glide path to obtain final approval for design and construction. City Council will vote on the project ...

The former director of the Economic Development Department authorized a handful of grant awards that violated city code ...

A new state law could lead to the firing of elected prosecutors who refuse to take on certain crimes like low-level pot offenses. Supporters of the law say these “rogue” prosecutors should be thrown ...

The Austin Watershed Protection Department held a public meeting on Monday, Oct. 28, at the Montopolis Recreation and Community Center to discuss proposed code updates regarding the Colorado River. In ...

On March 11, the community organization Austin Justice Coalition and data activism nonprofit Measure jointly released a report titled “The State of Black Lives in Austin.” Drawing on Austin Justice ...

City staff told members of the Music Commission on Monday that nearly all recipients in the current cycle of the city’s Live Music Fund grant program are in compliance with reporting requirements — a ...

Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power Quote of the Day “The current system supermajority requirements have historically blocked needed housing projects and ...