Staff proposes continuing security guard contracts

City Council has been urging city staff since at least 2012 to hire more security guards as city employees, while city management and financial officers have pointed out the difficulties of doing so. Once again this week, Council will be…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Apr 19, 2022

Minority chambers begin work on collective economic equity plan

The four minority chambers of commerce that have for years worked loosely together are moving forward with creating a five-year plan for how to ensure growth in Austin doesn’t bypass minority-owned small businesses. The Austin LGBT Chamber, Greater Austin Asian…

Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 19, 2022

Setback controversy delays East Austin townhomes

A developer planning to build seven townhomes in the Chestnut neighborhood ran into opposition April 12, as neighbors and members of the Planning Commission opposed a request to build closer to single-family homes than allowed by city code.  Developer Urban…

Development • By Jonathan Lee • Apr 19, 2022

Travis County to make improvements to substandard county roads

There are about 108 miles of substandard, unmaintained and “often unpaved” roads in Travis County, according to a recently circulated county document. The Travis County Commissioners Court passed a resolution Tuesday to improve these roads, specifically by increasing funding for…

Roads • By Seth Smalley • Apr 18, 2022

Public Health Committee hears update on $11 million child care investment

Staff members leading city and county efforts to expand child care services gave City Council’s Public Health Committee an update last Wednesday on the impacts of last year’s budget cycle.  Last summer, Council approved the investment of $11 million in…

Education • By Kali Bramble • Apr 18, 2022

Tight rental market increasing wait times for city efforts to house the homeless

The city’s tight rental market is causing some delays in efforts to find housing for people who have recently been removed from homeless encampments as part of a program launched last year targeting those gathering areas around the city. At…

Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 18, 2022

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The median sales price of a home in Austin has surpassed $600,000

The price of buying a home in Austin knows no other mode than acceleration, it seems. According to the latest numbers from the Austin Board of Realtors, homes in the city sold for a median price of $624,000 in March.…

Housing • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Apr 15, 2022

Planning Commission prods developer to talk with tenants facing displacement

Tenants don’t often speak at public meetings on zoning cases that affect them. But when they do, people seem to listen. At least that was the case Tuesday when the Planning Commission heard from Andrew McKenna, a North Austin resident…

Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Apr 15, 2022

Austin Transit Partnership to seek new executive director

The board of directors of the Austin Transit Partnership, the entity formed by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the city to design and build the Project Connect transit system, will consider a resolution next week to launch the process…

Transit • By Jo Clifton • Apr 15, 2022

City still working on a fix for Austin’s lifeguard shortage

The Parks and Recreation Department has put together a plan that “will allow for the successful operation” of Barton Springs Pool and a return to normal hours as soon as staffing numbers can support it. But critics say the city’s…

Parks • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 15, 2022

City anticipating three new hotels for homeless housing

The city expects to have about 190 new hotel rooms available by the end of June to provide permanent supportive housing to homeless people who are found to need long-term assistance to avoid winding up on the streets again. Approximately…

Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 14, 2022

Austin says it will sell city-owned property to families affected by gentrification

The city of Austin says it will give people from gentrifying neighborhoods priority in the application process for more than two dozen homes it’s selling to low-income families. This is the first time the city plans to use what it…

Housing • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Apr 14, 2022

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