Katy McElroy

Precourt Sports Ventures has released the name and logo for the Major League Soccer team that could be coming to Austin: Austin FC. The FC stands for “football club” and is a traditional inclusion in MLS team names. The logo, which was designed by the local independent brand studio the Butler Bros., has a color […]

This year, the students of Cunningham Elementary will get to work side-by-side with local artists thanks to a new initiative through MINDPOP, the Austin Independent School District and the city’s Cultural Arts Division that provides a creative solution to the problem of dwindling affordable studio space. Setting up shop in four annex classrooms on the […]

The city’s Dockless Mobility Program is a work in progress. Plans for the pilot program were accelerated when LimeBike (now Lime) and Bird let their scooters loose in the city, and the Austin Transportation Department is currently working on crafting the final regulations governing dockless mobility. Now, it is holding a public forum, together with […]

Do you think the city is doing a good job communicating with residents? Where do you think it could improve? The city is collecting responses to questions like these through its 2018 Communications Survey. It takes about five to 10 minutes to fill out completely, and feedback will be used to improve the city’s community engagement […]

The Austin Police Department has issued a statement that it is conducting an extended No Refusal Initiative in an effort to discourage Labor Day revelers from getting behind the wheel after one too many Lone Stars. Already in place, the initiative began Aug. 17 and will be effective through Sept. 3. No Refusal is operational […]

For the first time in four years, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin is poised to open the waitlist for the Housing Choice Voucher program (formerly known as Section 8). Online pre-applications will be accepted from noon on Sept. 17 through 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 24. Free applications are at www.HACAapply.org and can […]

Planning for the Festival Beach bathroom upgrade project is in full swing. The Parks and Recreation Department and the Trail Foundation invite the community to join the second public meeting Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Community Health Center of Austin and Travis County, 1111 E. Cesar Chavez St. Jobe Corral […]

The Lower Colorado River Authority will soon begin replacing the floodgates at Tom Miller Dam in Central Austin. Installed during construction of the dam in the 1930s, all nine floodgates are ready for an upgrade and will be replaced one at a time so that the dam can remain in service during the repair period. […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers a meal program to allow schools in low-income areas to provide free breakfast and lunch to all their students. This school year, 43 schools in the Austin Independent School District will adopt the Community Eligibility Provision. They are: Pre-K and Early Childhood Centers: Dobie Pre-K and Uphaus ECC Elementary Schools: […]

Texas statute requires all high schools to provide eligible students with the opportunity to register to vote twice a year, and every year, the League of Women Voters conducts a survey to check up on how high schools are complying with this law. According to a press release, this year’s survey found 73 percent of […]

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority has joined Austin Community College, the city of Austin, Goodwill, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Reentry and Integration, Travis County, and Workforce Solutions to create “a unique life skills program” for workers in the roadway construction and customer service fields. MoveFWD will provide career counseling, hands-on workforce training and […]

Area bike-share riders have taken 1 million trips on Austin B-cycle bikes, announced the company in a press release on Monday. Austin B-cycle is partnering with the Trail Foundation to celebrate with a social ride and afternoon party at Hops & Grain Brewery this Saturday, Aug. 18. In addition, this week the company is adding 13 […]