Mark Richardson

City officials say that since recent rainstorms, more than 200 animals have entered the already over-capacity Austin Animal Center. The city has a shortage of 68 kennels for large dogs at its Levander Loop location and no more space at the overflow kennels at Town Lake Animal Center. Officials are encouraging anyone who has lost […]

Austin’s Recycling and Reuse Industries generated $720 million in economic impact to the city in 2014, according to a new study. The recycling and reuse industries also support over 2,600 jobs, according to a newly released study commissioned by the City of Austin’s Recycling Economic Development Program. In addition, the sector has the potential to […]

A video recording of a city-sponsored panel discussion on secondary dwelling units (also called accessory dwelling units or ADUs) and their potential impact on affordability in Austin is now available online.  Panelists included Marya Crigler, head appraiser, Travis Central Appraisal District; Mark Rogers, executive director, Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation; Jake Wegmann, professor, University of Texas […]

The city’s Emergency Medical Services branch is pointing to a recent incident as evidence that preparedness can save lives. EMS officials say a 59-year-old man participating in a downtown cycle spin class suffered cardiac arrest during the class. A fellow class participant, who happened to be a Seton Emergency Room nurse, performed CPR and used […]

Don Rios, a sergeant with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, has officially announced his candidacy for Travis County Sheriff. Rios is a 23-year veteran of the Travis County Sheriff’s office, having worked in the county jail, as a training and evaluation officer, in the warrants unit, as a SWAT team member, on the child protection […]

On Friday, an Honor Flight will depart Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, transporting 50 Vietnam War veterans from the Austin area to Washington, D.C., to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This is the 24th Honor Flight Austin trip, the third of this year and the first for Vietnam vets. There will be a welcome-home event at approximately 8:30 p.m. […]

The Kellogg Foundation is awarding the Austin Independent School District $330,000 for a nine-month planning initiative to build better communication with families whose children attend schools in the Rundberg area. AISD officials said the project includes training school staff and parents on community engagement strategies at Hart, McBee, Padron and Wooldridge elementary schools and at […]

The city has published the full Zucker Report, which will guide the improvement of processes for development review and permitting. The city hired Zucker Systems, an organizational consultancy specializing in planning processes for cities, in August 2014 to conduct an independent analysis of the Planning and Development Review Department’s functions. Officials say the goal was […]

The Austin Animal Center will host a pet- and family-friendly event May 30 to highlight the issue of lost pets in the Austin area. The “Don’t Drop the Ball ATX” event will be at 2 p.m. at Mueller Lake Park, 4550 Mueller Blvd., and will include pet welfare informational booths as well as free ID […]

A new passenger screening checkpoint will soon be operational as the terminal addition known as the Terminal East Infill Project nears completion at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The new screening checkpoint is expected to open in early June. ABIA officials say it will have six screening lanes and create a new connection in the terminal from […]

City officials are asking members of the community to express their priorities for services for the Fiscal 2016 budget through “Budget in a Box 2.0.” The community engagement exercise can be done at home, at a neighbor’s house or at a series of guided sessions in each of the 10 City Council districts. Budget in […]

While most Austinites were out enjoying their weekend, neighbors in surrounding communities were busy going to the polls for local elections. Austin residents were not in the mix this time around because City Council decided a couple of years ago to move its main elections to November in hope of attracting a higher voter turnout. […]