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Austin-Round Rock is the 9th-fastest-growing metro area in the U.S.
The Austin-Round Rock metro area is the ninth fastest growing in the country, according to 2017 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The total population in 2017 was 2.1 million. The area did see a slight decline in its…
Austin • By Syeda Hasan • Jun 21, 2018
Draft audit recommends changes, improvements for Visit Austin
A draft summary from the Office of the City Auditor finds that the city’s convention center needs to improve its internal communication and tracking of deliverables related to its annual contract with the city of Austin. The complete audit is…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 20, 2018
Council members ask questions and PSV surveys support as soccer relocation winds on
The debate around using city property to build a professional soccer stadium in North Austin looks to be one of the larger issues on City Council agendas ahead of the July recess, and Council Member Leslie Pool provided an early…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 12, 2018
Pool wants Council to see all proposals for possible soccer stadium site
City Council Member Leslie Pool is planning to open a request for proposal process for the city-owned property at McKalla Place, a move that could have significant impact on a push by owners of a Major League Soccer franchise to…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 8, 2018
Business leaders raise concerns about homelessness
It’s not just advocates for the homeless who have serious concerns about homelessness downtown. Businesses say that the mass of misery on the streets is a threat to downtown commerce and the city’s ability to attract visitors. The effects of…
Austin • By Jack Craver • Jun 7, 2018
Workforce startups targeting gaps between workers, training programs
Last fall, Adam Chasen started looking at the many difficulties and inefficiencies Austin’s workplace training ecosystem has with linking up with prospective workers looking to move into higher-paying careers in fields like information technology and manufacturing. It became the mission…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 6, 2018
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The debate over decriminalizing homelessness
A campaign to decriminalize behaviors associated with homelessness got a boost Monday from the Public Safety Commission, which voted to approve a resolution that instructs the city manager to review ordinances that may “create barriers for people who are trying…
Austin • By Jack Craver • Jun 5, 2018
Survey finds soccer stadium concerns; alternative development proposals on tap
With City Council members set to receive a proposal for constructing a 20,000-seat soccer stadium on a parcel of city-owned land in North Austin, a new survey shows Austin residents have mixed support for any agreement that would let owners…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 1, 2018
In this East Austin neighborhood, there are now more dogs than children
In one rapidly changing East Austin neighborhood, dogs now outnumber children nearly two to one, according to a new report from the University of Texas’ Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis. Researchers released the findings today in an addendum to…
Austin • By Syeda Hasan • May 30, 2018
A year later, workforce plan pieces coming into alignment
Nearly a year after Austin, Travis County and an assortment of nonprofit organizations announced a coordinated effort to move low- and middle-income residents into more stable and high-paying jobs, the early talks and planning to make that happen are coming…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • May 29, 2018
Council approves $110M for Waller Creek chain of parks
City Council voted Thursday to pump another $110 million into the Waller Creek chain of parks. The money committed by the city is part of a long-term $375 million project to turn 35 acres of land along the creek into…
Austin • By Jack Craver • May 25, 2018
Audit says city needs better data on homeless population
What does it mean to be homeless? It depends who you ask. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development applies the term to a variety of living situations, including people living in places “not meant for human habitation,” those…
