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Barton Springs Pool’s annual spring cleaning is here, which means the pool will be closed for maintenance today, Feb. 29, through Friday, March 11. For morning swimmers who can’t get by without their fix, Deep Eddy Pool will have extended hours (6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays; 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends) […]

In partnership with the IC2 Institute (based at UT-Austin), the city’s Economic Development Department is offering a new series of classes for small Austin businesses looking to grow and innovate. The FastForward Entrepreneur Training Program is an intensive 12-week program that, according to an announcement from the department, “will provide the necessary theory and tools […]

District 2 City Council Member Delia Garza has rescheduled the town hall meeting that was to take place Tuesday evening, March 1. Instead, the event will be held next Tuesday, March 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Pleasant Hill Branch library, 211 E. William Cannon Drive. For more details, constituents can call 512-978-2102, email […]

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has denied the city of Austin’s motion for rehearing in a case involving rates for 46,000 Austin Water customers. In October, the PUC issued a ruling that rates be lowered for wholesale customers in four districts: North Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1, Northtown MUD, Wells Branch MD, and […]

The new People’s Gallery is here. Now in its 12th year, this exhibition displays local artwork throughout City Hall, this year featuring the work of more than 100 area artists and arts organizations, according to an announcement from the Economic Development Department. The current selection of artwork will come down in a year, but visitors […]

Travis County voters this week have tripled last week’s number of early ballots cast for the March 1 primary election. When polls closed last Friday, 17,607 voters had cast early ballots. More than twice that number – 37,201 – have cast ballots so far this week. Overall, as of Wednesday evening, a total of 54,808 […]

The polls closed Tuesday evening with 44,605 Travis County residents – about 6.94 percent of the county’s registered voters – having cast early ballots for the March 1 primary election. Republicans had a showing of 14,696 voters, while Democrats totaled 29,909. Three days of early voting remain, with polls closing at 7 p.m. on Friday. […]

The Austin Women’s Hall of Fame has three new members, according to an announcement from the city’s Commission for Women. The new inductees – Education Austin Vice President Montserrat Garibay, former City Council Member Jackie Goodman and attorney MariBen Ramsey – will be honored at a ceremony next week. Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and […]

The polls closed Monday night with 5.82 percent of registered Travis County voters (37,410 people) having cast early ballots for the March 1 primary election. Of those voters, 25,510 were Democrats and 11,900 were Republicans. Four days of early voting remain, with polls closing at 7 p.m. on Friday. See the Travis County website for […]

Commissioned by Austin Music People, a new economic impact study from TXP Inc. confirms a trend found last summer in AMP’s Austin Music Industry Census: Although the music industry’s total economic impact has grown over the last four years – largely due to music “tourism” attractions (e.g., festivals) – it has declined by more than […]

The city of Austin is hosting a second community engagement meeting to gather feedback on ideas for how special events should be funded. Comments from the first meeting, which took place on Feb. 10, have been organized and posted online. According to an announcement about the meetings, the goal is to “bridge the gap between […]

Over the weekend, Austin Water lifted the “boil water” notice for residents of Texas Oaks South in South Austin. The utility had announced on Thursday that due to a break in a water main, residents would need to boil any water intended for consumption to kill harmful bacteria or microbes. AW has now repaired the […]