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APD pushed to improve training, engagement with Austin’s disabled community

Disability advocates in Austin want the Austin Police Department to include training and research on the lives of people with disabilities as part of basic academy education, while encouraging department staff to build stronger relationships with the local disabled community.…

Police • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 12, 2023

The sun is so bright, you gotta wear safe solar shades (for this weekend’s annular eclipse)

Now’s the time to get proper glasses to view the annular eclipse Saturday and be prepared for the big one next spring. This time around, the sun will be about 89 percent obscured from our view in Austin, so long…

Austin • By Jerry Quijano, KUT • Oct 12, 2023

County inventories show sizable decline in greenhouse gas emissions

The first inventories of greenhouse gases in Travis County show declining emissions in all sectors except one. The inventories completed in 2019 and 2021 list the total emissions of greenhouse gases created in the county. They show an overall drop…

Environment • By Ken Chambers • Oct 12, 2023

Education, community building among ‘start small’ goals for city’s push for music hubs

The push to establish creative and music hubs in the city’s three ethnic cultural centers could begin with small educational and community-building workshops before a possible bond vote in 2026 to raise money for construction and equipment for the facilities.…

Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 11, 2023

A new Texas law could get prosecutors fired for not pursuing charges. Here’s how it works.

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 out of office. Opponents say the…

Courts • By Andrew Weber, KUT • Oct 11, 2023

Former skate shop cleared for demolition after successful relocation campaign

With No-Comply Skate Shop successfully relocated a stone’s throw from its prior home, the proposal to demolish the now vacant storefront at 812 W. 12th St. has returned to City Hall. The lot, owned by Austin Community College, inspired controversy…

Development • By Kali Bramble • Oct 11, 2023

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Report suggests Austin reach net-zero climate goals via housing density and increased transit

The Environmental Commission heard a presentation last week on a research paper that discusses how Austin can reach its net-zero carbon emission goals via increased housing density. The report is the result of nonprofit Transit Forward, which is dedicated to…

Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Oct 11, 2023

Bike parking gets support in Urban Transportation Commission's call to end parking requirements

City Council may add changes to bike parking requirements to a November resolution that will finalize the removal of parking minimums from the Land Development Code. The Urban Transportation Commission recently voted to recommend Council adopt the ordinance changes on…

Bicycles • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 10, 2023

Council OKs first reading of zoning change but Austin Water wants more

City Council approved on first reading last week an amendment to the Hyatt West Planned Unit Development at the intersection of Riverside Drive and South First Street. As the developer’s representative, Leah Bojo, told the Planning Commission last month, her…

Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Oct 10, 2023

County adds more “deeply affordable” housing units

Travis County has built about 12,000 affordable housing units and has more on the way, Travis County Corporations Managing Director Andrea Shields told the Commissioners Court last Tuesday. “That number will need to be updated with what you may approve…

Housing • By Ken Chambers • Oct 10, 2023

Live Music Fund grant payments expected this week after month-plus delay

Grant recipients from the city’s Live Music Fund pilot program were expected to receive the initial 50 percent portion of their award by today, more than a month later than they were initially told they would receive the money. The…

Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 6, 2023

Travis County shows starkest child welfare inequities among large Texas counties

Black children in Travis County disproportionately are the subject of reports of abuse and neglect, investigated by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and removed from their homes, compared to white children.   This is according to an…

Travis County • By Emma Freer • Oct 6, 2023

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