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A closer look at the park spaces included in Waterloo Greenway phase two

The city’s Parks and Recreation Board learned more this week about the park spaces included in the next construction phase of the Waterloo Greenway. Phase two, which kicks off this spring, will focus on the 14 acres along Waller Creek…

Parks • By Nina Hernandez • Mar 29, 2023

City Council delays vote on police dash-cam contract

City Council voted unanimously to postpone voting on a three-year, $3.8 million contract to update the Austin Police Department’s fleet of dashboard cameras, citing concerns about the vendor’s built-in automated license plate reader, or ALPR, technology.  “There’s lots of things…

Police • By Emma Freer • Mar 29, 2023

Salvation Army’s downtown shelter is closing, leaving gap in services for single women

Maria Pérez heard she was weeks away from homelessness from an unlikely source. It wasn’t a case manager or anyone from the administrative staff at the Salvation Army downtown shelter, where she’s been staying for weeks. “I heard it from…

Housing • By Andrew Weber, KUT • Mar 28, 2023

State police to supplement APD officers amid ongoing staffing problems

The city has entered into a partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety to supplement the Austin Police Department amid its ongoing staffing shortage and a public perception that the city has too few police officers. The partnership was…

Police • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 28, 2023

Austin warns utility legislation would cause taxes to go up

A bill introduced by state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, would likely result in increased property taxes in Austin, San Antonio and other cities that own electric utilities, according to Austin Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo. Simply put, Senate Bill…

Texas State Legislature • By Jo Clifton • Mar 28, 2023

Austin Energy reflects on emergency response two months after record-breaking ice storm

As brush collectors make their final sweeps for toppled tree debris, Austin Energy is working to uncover the hard lessons wrought by February’s catastrophic ice storm. Gearing up to deliver an after-action report to City Council this spring, interim Deputy…

Energy • By Kali Bramble • Mar 28, 2023

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A new report says Austin allergies aren't that bad. Locals beg to differ.

For folks moving to Austin, experiencing the first brush with cedar fever is practically a rite of passage. Griping about allergies is a sacred activity that unites the newbies with folks born-and-raised in Austin. So when a report was released…

Public Health • By Olivia Aldridge, KUT • Mar 27, 2023

Garza makes major changes to city organization

Interim City Manager Jesús Garza announced a series of major organizational changes in a press release late Friday, saying his “highest priority is to organize our people and our work so that we are operating cohesively and focused on problem-solving.”…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Mar 27, 2023

Rezoning could bring 'missing middle' housing to South Austin property

The Zoning and Platting Commission on March 21 recommended a rezoning that would allow “missing middle” housing to be built on a property in the Matthews Lane neighborhood in South Austin.  The request would change the zoning on a 3-acre…

Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 27, 2023

Council delays vote to expand e-scooter regulations, fines

City Council will wait until next month to begin the work that will bring more regulations and standards to the city’s bustling market for motorized scooters. Council voted on Thursday to delay action on a resolution that would direct city…

Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 24, 2023

How realistic is the idea to bury Austin's power lines? Council wants to know.

At its regular meeting Thursday, City Council approved a pair of items aimed at exploring the possibilities for burying existing utility power lines as well as ones to be constructed in new capital projects such as Project Connect. The idea…

City Council • By Nina Hernandez • Mar 24, 2023

ZAP recommends rezoning for 330-unit apartment project along Dessau Road

The Zoning and Platting Commission on March 21 recommended a rezoning that would allow a 330-unit apartment project on Dessau Road to move forward, with a majority of the commission dismissing concerns from neighbors that the apartments would “destroy” the…

Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 24, 2023

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