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New rules — and a new focus on equity —  have arrived for Austin’s scooter rentals. Transportation and Public Works posted a new set of draft director’s rules governing the city’s shared micromobility ...
The Environmental Commission voted to approve the removal of a 32-inch heritage pecan tree in East Austin to allow construction of a 120-unit supportive housing project for youth exiting foster care ...
Transportation and Public Works officials presented draft changes to the director’s rules governing the department’s ...
The city will implement the joint Austin/Travis County Food Plan under a new interlocal agreement approved by City Council last week, formally launching a 42-month process to build a more sustainable ...
When an appeals court struck down Austin’s marijuana decriminalization ordinance late last month, confusion and disappointment flooded social media. “So am I a criminal now?” Reddit user Environmental ...
City housing leaders have found that efforts to expand and improve access to Austin’s HOME initiative are progressing on ...
Two right-of-way vacations requested by separate developers at a small cul-de-sac called Julieanna Cove near Airport Boulevard and the Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary and at 11632 Saint Thomas ...
Travis County is creating a plan that will guide how it spends money on parks for the next decade, and it’s looking to the public for help in doing so. To that end, Travis County Parks and the Travis ...
Plans to revitalize two acres of city-owned land on East 11th Street are finally materializing, as Austin’s Economic Development Corporation makes moves to get brand new mixed-use developments up and ...
John Lawler started his City Hall experience with the newly elected Council Member Greg Casar in 2015. Casar moved on to Congress but Lawler stayed in Austin, working for a variety of jobs, some ...
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) continued slashing of federal funding for critical services is ...