Tai Moses

For many people, spring means planting season. And what’s the single most important element of successful gardening? Healthy soil, of course! The city of Austin has all sorts of resources to help home gardeners, and one of the coolest is the Austin Soil Kitchen, which offers free soil testing to determine whether there is any […]

Those who live or work near Slaughter Lane will want to stay in the know about planned improvements to the corridor funded by the 2016 Mobility Bond. In fact, you can spend this Saturday afternoon at the city’s Slaughter Lane Corridor Public Office Hours event learning all about the mobility, safety and connectivity improvements planned […]

On May 2, Austin Parks & Recreation is set to launch its second round of community conversations around the theme “Our Parks, Our Future.” Feedback from the public will assist park planners in selecting which parks and facilities to update over the next decade as well as what kind of recreational programming is most popular.  […]

Interested in Austin’s transportation future? If so, this public meeting on the future Orange Line rapid transit corridor is your chance to help transportation authorities choose between light rail, bus rapid transit and autonomous rapid transit. The meeting is hosted by Capital Metro and the Federal Transit Administration and takes place Monday, April 8, 3-7 p.m. […]

Looking for a new job or thinking of switching careers? Sometimes there really is a good reason to attend a job fair. The Austin Career Expo is hosted by the city in the interest of building a more vibrant – and gainfully employed – community. The expo features a wide range of local employers all […]

Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of the famed Little Rock Nine, will be speaking with Kealing Middle School seventh-graders today, Thursday, as part of the students’ Civil Rights and Social Justice Seminar. The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American teens who became the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High […]

Monarch butterflies started showing up last month on their annual flutter through town. According to local butterfly watchers, Austin is seeing the biggest spring migration in recent memory. Despite this, the fragile black-and-orange insects are under threat from many quarters, including pesticide use, habitat loss, illegal logging, and severe weather events caused by climate change. […]

We’ve all done it – glanced at a text, unwrapped a muffin or fiddled with the radio station while we’re driving. We may have been lucky so far, but no matter the reason or duration, distracted driving can be deadly. Since April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Austin Transportation Department, Police Department and Capital […]

The 2020 census may be a year away, but the city of Austin and Travis County are launching a campaign now to make sure everyone gets counted in the once-every-decade national survey. Participation in the census is critical because the information gathered guides the allocation of more than $800 billion in federal funding. Funding for […]

The House Agriculture and Livestock Committee is considering two bills sponsored by Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, to protect pollinators, a group that includes bees and other beneficial insects, songbirds and bats. House Bill 2483 would ban the use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, or neonics, in public road rights of way. The other […]

The city of Austin needs your input deciding how to spend $13 million a year in grant money from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds are earmarked for projects related to affordable housing, job creation, and public services for seniors, youth, disabled people, and low- and moderate-income families. The two-minute online survey, […]

Road crews are placing the final layer of pavement and striping on the brand-new State Highway 45SW toll road and adjacent roadways. While the work is underway, crews will be closing lanes on Loop 1 (MoPac Expressway)/SH 45 between Escarpment Boulevard and South Bay Lane each weekday (and possibly Saturdays) for approximately the next three […]