Beth Bond

If you needed a nudge to buy supplies for emergency preparedness, there’s a state sales tax holiday coming up for exactly that. Certain items will be tax free starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 26, and ending at midnight on Monday, April 28. Those include things like household batteries, fuel containers and flashlights less than […]

Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax is working to shape the city’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026, and Austinites are encouraged to weigh in on their priorities. Through early May, the city’s Budget Priority Survey will be available in multiple languages. This survey follows a series of five community budget conversations that Broadnax hosted across the city […]

A free spay/neuter clinic for dogs and cats is underway through April 7 at the Brodie Oaks Shopping Center, 4115 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, Texas, 78704 – also providing free vaccinations, flea/tick prevention and microchips to pets who undergo surgery. Registration and drop-off will begin on-site at 7:30 a.m. and will continue until […]

Austin Water’s 2024 Water Quality Report, released Wednesday, shows that Austin’s drinking water meets or exceeds state and federal standards set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency. The water has little to no detectable traces of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the city’s public water system is free […]

Jesús Aguirre was recently named as director of Austin Parks and Recreation after similar roles in Washington, D.C., and Seattle and as CEO of Waterloo Greenway, the 35-acre urban park system in downtown Austin. For a chance to meet him at a Community Listening Session, all are welcome at 6 p.m. today at the Northwest […]

Drought conditions are triggering two significant actions by the Lower Colorado River Authority that affect all LCRA water customers. Moving from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of LCRA;s drought response means that all LCRA firm water customers – including cities, industries and retail water suppliers – are required to increase water-saving measures and limit outdoor […]

This weekend is a celebration of the 15th anniversary of the historical museum honoring Susanna Dickinson, one of the few survivors of the Battle of the Alamo and a messenger after its fall. A family-friendly celebration will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Susanna Dickinson Museum, 411 East 5th […]

Austin’s city manager is hosting a series of town hall meetings under the banner “Your Budget, Your Priorities: Community Conversations with T.C. Broadnax,” with the intent to gather community input on city budget priorities before Broadnax develops his first budget for Austin. Broadnax will present his proposed budget to City Council in mid-July, when it […]

City Council Member Mike Siegel of District 7 is scheduled to speak at the “Save Our Services Rally” planned for today as a way to protest mass layoffs and cuts in public services as directed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The family-friendly rally is open to all and is scheduled to start at […]

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, which means city of Austin administrative offices and other municipal facilities will be closed. Libraries will be closed Sunday and Monday, Feb. 16 and 17. However, many city services will continue as usual. You can expect typical operations and schedules for city of Austin utilities payments and Austin Resource Recovery […]

Pease Park Conservancy has been planning and prepping to replace the netting in the park’s treehouse structure, but because of supply chain issues, the replacement will be delayed until April. The treehouse will be closed until then. In an update about the project, the conservancy noted that “Much of the expense associated with these repairs […]

The biannual It’s My Park Day is scheduled for March 1, and volunteer registration is now open for people who want to come together to enhance local parks, trails and greenbelts – while also taking part in fun activities beyond the volunteer work, such as ice cream trucks, Zumba classes and live music, plus special discounts […]