Katy McElroy

Early voting for the March 6 Republican and Democratic primaries started last Tuesday, and as of last night, 37,933 people have voted in Travis County, which is just 5.16 percent of the total number of registered voters in the county. Breaking down the turnout by party lines, 27,647 votes have been cast on the Democratic […]

Central Health announced Wednesday that Baltimore-based Wexford Science and Technology has withdrawn from master developer consideration for the Brackenridge Campus. In addition, the health care district is considering moving away from its master developer strategy on the campus altogether, in an effort to move more quickly through its redevelopment process. The press release reveals that on […]

Early voting opened yesterday for the March 6 Republican and Democratic presidential primaries. The League of Women Voters has a tool that will provide you with a personalized ballot, if you’d like to check it out before you head to the polls. The Texas Tribune has good coverage of the legislative side of things. As […]

The Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees has been discussing the renaming of five schools that are named after people with ties to the Confederacy. The district would now like to open that discussion up to the community before it votes on Feb. 26. The first meeting will be today, Feb. 20, at the […]

The Wood Street Settlement at Shoal Creek has received an Official Texas Historical Marker from the Texas Historical Commission. The area was nominated to the Undertold Markers program by the Shoal Creek Conservancy with assistance from the Parks and Recreation Department and Travis County Historical Commission. The program is “designed to address historical gaps and […]

Monday, Feb. 19, is Presidents Day, and the Austin Monitor will be taking the day off. Have a great weekend; we’ll see you on Tuesday!

KLRU has received a grant of $191,790 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the American Graduate: Getting to Work initiative, which aims to help advance local career readiness and education. “KLRU is pleased to receive funding to help raise awareness around workforce issues,” CEO Bill Stotesbery said in the press release. “The area’s workforce […]

The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program and Asakura Robinson, an urban planning firm based here in Austin, have been working on the master plan for improvements for the Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt. The greenbelt covers 206 acres in East Austin near the intersection of 51st Street and U.S. Highway 183. The […]

Unpaid parking tickets or other citations weighing you down? The Austin Municipal Court and Downtown Austin Community Court are offering warrant amnesty right now through March 4. That means that you can “take care of your unpaid citations, have your warrant fees on outstanding warrant cases waived, and have your active warrants cleared,” without fear […]

The Austin Transportation Department and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority would like to invite the public to the latest installment of the Traffic Jam. The Traffic Jam workshop offers the chance for Central Texas residents to chat with transportation heavies about ongoing initiatives such as the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan and Project Connect. In addition, attendees […]

The Austin Public Library and KAZI Book Review are hosting a free Celebration of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas, in honor of African-American History Month. Eight Texas authors and editors will be in attendance for readings and “panel discussions on cultural diversity, African American education, Mexican American literature and social justice in literature,” according to […]

It’s time for the State of the County address. Every year, Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt delivers a speech covering the previous year’s accomplishments and setting out goals for the next year. This year’s State of the County will be tonight at 6 p.m. at the Travis County Administration Building, 700 Lavaca St., first floor. […]