Tai Moses

Impact Hub Austin has selected a dozen ventures to join the 2019 Austin Impact Accelerator and tackle issues of affordability and workforce development in the city. The 12 new members of the team are Austin Justice Coalition, Digital Docent, Diva-licious Brands LLC, Equidad ATX, Haven Connect, Integral Care, Magnazine, My Brother’s Keeper Scholars, Prowess Project, […]

Starting in October 2020, travelers 18 years and older who use their driver’s licenses as ID when flying will need to have a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license in order to board a plane. A valid passport is also an acceptable form of identification. In Texas, REAL ID-compliant identification cards have a gold star in the […]

The Parks and Recreation Department invites the community to attend the second open house for the planning of John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park at Morrison Ranch. At this meeting, the master planning team will share comments that have been gathered so far as well as the planning values that will guide the planning process. Attendees […]

Looking for a new job? Austin ISD is hosting a job fair in the hopes of filling positions in the district’s transportation, food service and maintenance departments. Bus driver, vehicle mechanic, pest control technician and food production specialist are just a few of the openings available. AISD offers competitive salaries and benefits. Applicants who apply […]

You don’t have to go to City Hall anymore; let City Hall come to you with Pop-Up ATX: City Services on the Go. The new initiative is designed to reach out to Austinites and inform them about the city programs and services that can make their lives better and healthier. The next pop-up event is […]

The city’s Longhorn Dam project team has posted materials from its recent open house online in the hopes that community members will review them and take the online survey, which is open until July 10. During the meeting, Austin Transportation and Public Works offered five different alternatives for a new walk-and-bike bridge over Lady Bird […]

Barton Springs Pool’s legendary “Howl at the Moon” event began as a modest community affair where a few hundred people would splash around while joyfully communing with nature. But as Austin’s population has expanded, so has attendance at the event, also called Full Moon Swim. To keep the lunar-loving festivities family friendly, Parks and Recreation […]

Increasingly, airports are becoming places where travelers – and locals – have the opportunity to view works of fine art, from paintings to sculpture to kinetic installations. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has been keeping pace with this trend, expanding its gallery space to showcase local artists in its Changing Exhibits program. Right now, there are three […]

With the passage of House Bill 3, the state public school finance reform bill, AISD has announced a pay increase for all employees that the district says is one of the highest in its history. On Wednesday, Superintendent Paul Cruz announced the 7 percent salary increase for teachers and staff with more than five years […]

Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day, is the annual holiday that celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States. The Austin Independent School District is marking the occasion by participating in a day of revelry that includes the annual Juneteenth Historical Parade, a 2K Freedom Run/Walk, a float contest, a marching band, and an all-day […]

The renovations at Arkansas Bend Park are finally complete, and Travis County Parks is throwing a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the park’s official reopening. The 323-acre park on the north shore of Lake Travis boasts two new boat ramps, improved campsites, trails and an updated day use area with a playground for the kids, picnic […]

Austin bus stops are about to move into the 21st century. Capital Metro has teamed up with Connectpoint to provide solar-powered, real-time digital information displays at selected high-volume bus stops throughout the city. The interactive, eco-friendly devices feature crisp, ePaper displays that are easy on the eyes. In a press release, Connectpoint CEO Rick Wood […]