After a long history of covering City Hall, Travis County and the like, the Austin Monitor stopped publishing in October 2025 to pursue a new project: Austin Current. For the foreseeable future, the Monitor will live on as a searchable archive, open to anyone who needs it. We invite our longtime readers and casual fans […]
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Austin, Monitored: A goodbye for now
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 The new Austin Current newsletter launches Nov. 10 and will be coming from a new email address, so watch out for messages from newsletters@mail.austincurrent.org and thetexastribune@mail.beehiiv.com. You’re already signed up, so just keep an eye out for it in a couple weeks. […]
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Austin, Monitored: What’s next
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 The new Austin Current newsletter launches Nov. 10 and will be coming from a new email address, so watch out for messages from newsletters@mail.austincurrent.org and thetexastribune@mail.beehiiv.com. You’re already signed up, so just keep an eye out for it in a couple weeks. […]
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Austin, Monitored: Pedestrian crashes, pedestrian thoroughfares
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 This is the last regular Austin, Monitored newsletter as we gear up for the launch of our Austin Current newsroom. You’ll have two more (slightly different) messages from us on Monday and Tuesday about what’s next. Don’t worry, we’ll be back in […]
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Austin, Monitored: How high can Downtown Austin go?
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 We are winding down Austin, Monitored as we gear up for the launch of our Austin Current newsroom. The last newsletter will arrive Oct. 28. Don’t worry, we’ll be back in your inboxes on Nov. 10 with the first Austin Current […]
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Austin, Monitored: Giant drones and unexpected state police action
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 We are winding down Austin, Monitored as we gear up for the launch of our Austin Current newsroom. The last newsletter will arrive Oct. 28. Don’t worry, we’ll be back in your inboxes on Nov. 10 with the first Austin Current […]
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Austin, Monitored: Of wildfire risks and housing in Hancock
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 We are winding down Austin, Monitored as we gear up for the launch of our Austin Current newsroom. The last newsletter will arrive Oct. 28. Don’t worry, we’ll be back in your inboxes on Nov. 10 with the first Austin Current […]
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Austin, Monitored: Bracing for climate change, voting starts today
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power 🚨 We are winding down Austin, Monitored as we gear up for the launch of our Austin Current newsroom. The last newsletter will arrive Oct. 28. Don’t worry, we’ll be back in your inboxes on Nov. 10 with the first Austin Current […]
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Austin, Monitored: Friendlier aging in Austin, Texas
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power Quote of the Day “I can’t imagine that older adults are able to find the city programs and services pages at all. It is hard for me to navigate, and I know what I am looking for.” — Response from a city […]
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Austin, Monitored: More ethics complaints and a mental health pilot
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power Quote of the Day “The city is always looking for holistic approaches to deal with mental health, deal with the unhoused crisis — all of those things. And this is it.” — Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis from “Austin launches pilot for […]
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Austin, Monitored: All eyes on Vision Zero
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power Quote of the Day “We need TxDOT spending hundreds of millions of dollars making busy streets like North Lamar safe and comfortable to drive, walk, bike and use frequent transit. Regional decision making must get serious. Austin has shown what’s possible. We […]
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Austin, Monitored: More coffee shops, possibly more shops overall
Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power Quote of the Day “We’re not talking about taking a home and rezoning it commercial. But if a local business wants to open a small coffee shop and sees a year-long rezoning process costing tens of thousands of dollars, maybe there’s a […]