Nina Hernandez

The city of Austin put out a call to local designers and developers for help remodeling ATXfloods.com, a website that updates the Central Texas community on road closures and offers other flood safety information. Specifically, the aim is to make sure the existing emergency road closure system is compatible with modern third-party GPS apps (like […]

As an early Christmas present, the city has released a recap of the CodeNEXT Density Bonus Analysis stakeholder meetings that happened earlier this month. During the meetings, which were a collaboration between the city and the consulting firm EcoNW, stakeholders discussed how CodeNEXT could use density bonuses to promote affordable housing in the city. The […]

The city is shutting down its offices on Friday, Dec. 23, and Monday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday. Offices will also be closed to observe the new year on Monday, Jan. 2. During those weeks, Austin Resource Recovery will continue to pick up trash on schedule. City golf courses will stay open as well […]

Last week, City Council voted to approve $28 million in the first corridor improvement spending from November’s $720 million mobility bond. That amount includes $4 million for the corridor program, $10 million for sidewalks, $2 million in Vision Zero funding, $3 million for the Safe Routes to School program, $2 million in bikeways, $1 million […]

The Manor Road Merchants Association, ATXN and the city’s Economic Development Department teamed up to showcase the restaurants, shops and bars that line the stretch of road between Interstate 35 and Airport Boulevard in a promotional video released Wednesday. Some of the featured businesses include Hoover’s Cooking, in.gredients, Unit-D Pizzeria and Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop. As […]

Thanks to a $2 million matching grant donated by the Buena Vista Foundation, the Klein Family Foundation and the Tapestry Foundation, the Austin Independent School District will be able to expand its Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. The program works with local students to master social skills that will help them even after they leave […]

Richard Mendoza, Atlanta’s commissioner of Public Works, will be the new director of Austin’s Public Works Department, the city announced Wednesday. Mendoza, a civil engineer, is returning to Central Texas after managing two major bond programs in Atlanta, including a $250 million infrastructure bond that voters OK’d in 2015. Previously, he worked in the Public […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency objects to a request from the city of Dripping Springs for a permit that would allow the municipality to dump 995,000 gallons of wastewater per day into Onion Creek. The Austin Monitor reported in November that the city of Austin objected to the plan because Onion Creek recharges Barton Springs. […]

Austin Water’s cost-of-service study continues with its December public involvement meeting. Jack Craver reported in late November that the utility, which sets its rates each year, would conduct biweekly meetings through February to get feedback “from stakeholders and citizens about how they believe the rates should be adjusted, if at all.” This month’s meeting takes […]

Predictably, just a month after Travis County experienced record early voting participation in the 2016 presidential contest, the Dec. 13 runoff for local races brought the turnout cratering back down to earth. A whopping 2.8 percent of registered voters turned up over the course of nine early voting days. That’s 17,269 total voters, with the […]

The city’s second annual [Re]verse Pitch competition kicked off this October to find the local business or nonprofit with the best idea for repurposing someone else’s unwanted materials. This year’s winner, a “social entrepreneur team” called GrubTubs, won $10,000 on Tuesday night with a proposal to join up with the Central Texas Food Bank to […]

The Austin Independent School District is inviting the public to its free high school showcase on Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at Austin High School, 1715 Cesar Chavez St. Take advantage of free parking at Austin High as well as free shuttle service from AISD middle schools and the Carruth Administration Center, 1111 […]