Elizabeth Pagano

Austin Water is looking for help in crafting its future, and the future of Austin’s water, and is offering two ways to get involved this month. The first, least-intense option is to take part in a five-minute, online community survey, open now through the end of the month. The second option is to sign up […]

After years of repairs, Givens Pool is officially opening for this swim season. The pool will reopen on May 30 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7. Givens Pool, which has been operating for more than 50 years, was identified as one in need of repairs in the […]

Following the completion of a years-long, successful restoration project, the historic Oakwood Cemetery Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired plot has reopened. The plot was established in the 1880s, with the last internment taking place more than a century ago. The project to restore the plot was a joint effort between the city’s […]

For the first time since 2005, the Austin Police Department can report that they reached a total clearance rate for homicides. The 100 percent clearance rate is for the 75 homicides committed in 2023, with a final arrest being made on May 7, 2025. A press release from APD notes that the national homicide clearance […]

This Friday, Austin (and the rest of the country) will celebrate National Bike to Work Day with treats, events and lots of biking to work. In the morning, groups across the city will offer free edible treats and bike tune-ups between 7 and 9 a.m. (here’s a handy map of the fueling stations.) Additionally, the  […]

In an effort to reduce weekend and holiday traffic, the city will launch a new Zilker Loop shuttle that will move Austinites around Zilker Park, free of charge, beginning on Saturday, May 24. Specifically, the loop will take visitors from the park’s Stratford Parking Lot to more popular areas like Barton Springs Pool and Zilker […]

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 County Parks Foundation have launched a second round of community engagement around its 2026 parks comprehensive […]

Despite the large number of boards and commissions in Austin, it’s not every day that one can witness the public debut of a new one. This week Austinites can, with the first public meeting of the Community Police Review Commission on Friday, May 16 at 3 p.m. The commission, which is made up of volunteers […]

The new Colony Park Pool envisioned in the city’s plans for aquatics and Colony Park development is here, and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department is ready to celebrate with the public. On Saturday, May 24, everyone is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark its opening. The pool will be open year-round with […]

Austin Public Health has learned that the city has another confirmed measles exposure. The city hosted an infectious El Paso resident April 25 through April 27 with an initial investigation revealing a potential public exposure at Terry Black’s Barbecue on April 26 between 8 and 11 p.m. Anyone visiting the restaurant during that time should […]

With current City Auditor Corrie Stokes set to retire at the end of the year, City Council is coming up with a game plan. The city auditor is one of the few positions that Council appoints directly and, to do so, the code stipulates that members of the Audit and Finance Committee serve as a […]