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The city has released an update on changes that will affect downtown traffic due to the ongoing construction of a reclaimed water main. Motorists in the area should be aware of the following lane closures: West 11th Street between Congress Avenue and Lavaca Street Westbound East 12th Street between Trinity and Red River streets Trinity […]

The Flood Mitigation Task Force will present its findings and recommendations this week at a forum for residents of North Central Austin hosted by City Council Member Leslie Pool. Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea will be participating in the forum along with representatives of the city’s Watershed Protection Department. The event will take place Wednesday, […]

The Transportation Policy Board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will vote today on whether to keep the Lone Star Regional Rail Project in its 2040 long-range transportation plan. If it decides to remove LSTAR from the plan, it will no longer support studies, currently ongoing, of route options between Georgetown and San Antonio. […]

The African American Resource Advisory Commission is holding a special-called meeting this weekend to discuss the relationship between police and the community. The event will include a panel discussion with representatives of the Austin Police Department; city officials, including Mayor Steve Adler, City Council Member Ora Houston and Assistant City Manager Mark Washington; and members […]

The new Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center needs people to serve on its board of directors, and the Travis County Commissioners Court has put out a call for applicants to fill the four seats it appoints to the board. (The city of Austin appoints four seats as well, and the county and city jointly fill a […]

The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department has published a new analysis of data on mortality rates in Travis County. The report finds that the majority of deaths (57 percent) are linked to “the most common, costly and preventable of all health problems” such as cancer, heart and lung disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity, […]

Mayor Steve Adler plans to announce the Austin launch of a new homebuyer assistance program this morning at City Hall. With $5 million in total available funds, the grant program, called NeighborhoodLIFT, will provide qualified homebuyers with up to $7,500 in matching funds to go toward the down payment on a new home. The program […]

Low-income households in Austin are eligible for up to $15,000 in home repairs per fiscal year through the G.O. Repair! program, according to an announcement from the city. The funds are available through the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, which has several goals for the initiative: improving housing conditions, connecting people with local organizations that offer […]

The Imagine Austin speaker series features a conversation this week about the city’s efforts to create a 100-year plan to secure adequate water resources well into the future. “Water Forward: Planning for the Next 100 Years” will feature a presentation from Greg Meszaros, director of Austin Water, and Sharlene Leurig, chair of the Integrated Water […]

The city is hosting a celebration next week in honor of the volunteers who have been working since January 2015 to gather public input for the Asian American Quality of Life report. Initiated by a City Council resolution in 2013, the report has been many years in the making and is still underway. The information […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the city of Austin on Thursday alleging that the ban on handguns at City Hall violates state law. The move comes three weeks after Paxton issued a nonbinding opinion giving the city a July 20 deadline to either change its policy or face possible legal action. […]

The Waller Creek Conservancy has announced the lineup of artists and architects for this year’s Creek Show, an outdoor exhibit featuring light-based installations along Waller Creek between Fifth and Eight streets. In its third year, the 10-day event will showcase the works of Jules Buck Jones, the East Side Collective, Dharmesh Patel and Autumn Ewalt […]