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Austin cancels SXSW amid COVID-19 concerns
South by Southwest is canceled. Mayor Steve Adler, Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and public health officials said the concerns surrounding COVID-19 were too great. “I’ve gone ahead and declared a local disaster in the city, and associated with that,…
Austin • By Andrew Weber, KUT • Mar 6, 2020
Petitioners may collect signatures outside libraries
The Austin Public Library has adopted new rules relating to free speech and petitioning at city libraries, according to a memo Library Director Roosevelt Weeks sent to the mayor and Council last week. That memo states that the new rules…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Mar 3, 2020
Hey, small businesses: The city wants to give you money
The city is seeking small businesses of all kinds that want to learn how to take home some of the tens of millions of dollars in city contracts for goods and services each year. Wednesday marks the second annual Small…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Feb 28, 2020
Petition would recriminalize homeless camping
Travis County Republican Party Chair Matt Mackowiak began the week taking a shot at local Democrats on the Austin City Council, announcing a petition that seeks to recriminalize camping in public places by the homeless. According to local Republican Party…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Feb 25, 2020
2019 accomplishments: Laying the groundwork for the future
In the final week of 2019, Austin celebrated its 180th birthday. The city has changed a lot since its foundation in 1839. While some things inevitably change as a city grows and evolves, we remain dedicated to our community’s vision…
Austin • By Spencer Cronk • Feb 18, 2020
City moving ahead with quality-of-life study of people with disabilities
The city is moving ahead with a quality-of-life study of people living with disabilities in Austin, making progress on one of the top priorities for the Mayor’s Committee for People With Disabilities. During a budget forum last week, committee members…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Feb 13, 2020
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UT professor maps climate vulnerability in Austin
Communities within Austin are disproportionately affected by climate change based on their social vulnerability. Social vulnerability refers to a community’s sensitivity to natural hazards and community members’ capacity to rebound from natural disasters. In a study by Patrick Bixler with…
Austin • By Jessi Devenyns • Feb 12, 2020
Local efforts helping with 2020 census
City Council members heard an update on 2020 census preparations at Tuesday’s work session. The presentation emphasized the importance of the census and efforts the city and Travis County will undertake to make sure that communities at risk of being…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Feb 6, 2020
Real estate group's $1M donation will help fuel expansion plans for Community First! Village
A $1 million donation from the Austin Board of Realtors will help the Community First! Village of Austin with its plans to expand and add more homes for the chronically homeless throughout Austin. In an announcement made Monday, the professional…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Feb 5, 2020
Commission recommends ban on cashless retail
Human Rights Commissioner Garry Brown noticed recently that more and more businesses across the nation are going cashless in order to make doing business safer, cleaner and more efficient. But for millions of people without bank accounts or with limited…
Austin • By Ryan Thornton • Jan 29, 2020
Austin Public Library is checking out whether to stop charging for overdue materials
The Austin Library Commission is looking into eliminating overdue fees for all materials in the city’s public library system. The Austin Public Library stopped charging fees on overdue materials checked out for kids in 2018. Now the commission has created…
Austin • By Jerry Quijano, KUT • Jan 29, 2020
Arts community hears feedback on city's diversity goals for cultural funding
The initial summary of feedback on how the city should consider diversity and equity in funding decisions for Cultural Arts found a wide array of concerns shared from more than 600 participants in recent community input sessions. The presentation Saturday…
