Nina Hernandez

Next Saturday, Sept. 16, Austin Public Health will host Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day at the Delco Activity Center at 4601 Pecan Brook Drive. It’s an effort by the department to raise community awareness about regular doctor visits and health screenings. Communities of color, in particular, are affected by illnesses like cancer, […]

U.S. Highway 183 commuters beware. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is doing some work to the area beginning today and stretching through the end of October. Loyola Lane east of the highway is going to be reduced to a single lane in each direction. Additionally, one left turn lane on southbound U.S. 183 will […]

This week, there will be some changes to note in the parking situation at the One Texas Center on Barton Springs Road. The city has been working on ways it can free up space for citizens who have business with the Development Services Department. Beginning yesterday, the surface lot on South First Street and its […]

The Downtown Austin Alliance needs the public to weigh in on the future of downtown Austin by filling out this short online survey. The alliance is working on “a vision for the future of downtown” and people who live, work and visit downtown can help shape its implementation strategy by offering feedback. A few lucky […]

Yesterday, Mayor Steve Adler thanked Austinites for their overwhelming response to the call for welcome kits to greet those displaced by Hurricane Harvey. In just a week, the city reached its goal of gathering 5,000 to 6,000 kits. “We’ve heard reports (of) stores sold out of blankets, towels, and pillows,” Adler said in a Monday […]

The Travis County Commissioners Court is still looking for applicants to fill two spots on the Integral Care Board of Trustees. The nonprofit has offered behavioral health and developmental disability services since the late 1960s, and now boasts a $72 million budget and nearly 700 staff members. The ideal candidates would represent the interests of […]

Labor Day is on Monday, and with it comes the typical municipal closures. City of Austin offices and facilities will be closed for the day. That includes City Council offices; recreation, senior and cultural centers; museums; and libraries. Austin Independent School District schools have the day off, too. Some city services will go on: Austin […]

On Sept. 18, the Austin Public Library will close its Southeast Branch on Nuckols Crossing Road for foundation repairs, a process that the department expects to take six months to complete. The closure will affect certain regular library programs, some of which will be available at the Dove Springs Recreation Center during that time. One […]

The city of Austin continues its efforts to help with the Hurricane Harvey recovery. Yesterday, the Austin Transportation Department announced it would respond to a request for supplies and other aid from the city of Victoria, which is just one of the municipalities on the Texas coast battered by Harvey. Austin crews – made up […]

Early yesterday morning, the Austin Water Utility was sent to repair a 16-inch break in a wastewater main in North Austin. The break, which happened at FM 620 between Four Points Drive and Zimmerman Lane, poured 100,000 gallons of “sanitary sewage overflow” in the area. According to a city press release, the problem hasn’t affected […]

Due to the due to the bad weather caused by Hurricane Harvey, the Austin Independent School District announced yesterday a two-hour late start for its classes, buses and other facilities. According to the press release, students and staff late due to the weather will be excused. Follow AISD on Twitter for the latest, or call […]

On Thursday, much of the state began preparing for Hurricane Harvey, which on Wednesday was just a tropical depression. Yesterday, as the storm was beginning to pick up steam, the city released an updated press release around 4 p.m. explaining that the state hadn’t asked it to activate its Capital Area Shelter Hub Plan to […]