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Austin is ready to close its shelter for Harvey evacuees
Austin’s centralized shelter for Hurricane Harvey evacuees at the Met Center could close by the end of the week. About 170 people remain at the South Austin shelter. It held as many as 400 evacuees after the storm, which brought…
Austin • By KUT News • Sep 13, 2017
Could Austin be prime location for Amazon HQ?
To hear the Austin tech community talking on Thursday, it was a foregone conclusion that online retail giant Amazon will become Austin’s largest employer and have a major physical footprint here within the next decade. That prediction came about following…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 8, 2017
Austin helping cities hit by Hurricane Harvey
City Council unanimously approved mutual aid agreements with the cities of Houston and Victoria at a special called meeting on Tuesday in the wake of devastation from Hurricane Harvey. Mayor Steve Adler and Council members Leslie Pool and Greg Casar…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Sep 6, 2017
Adler attacks plan to move hotel tax money
Mayor Steve Adler made clear at Tuesday’s work session that he would try to derail Council Member Ellen Troxclair’s plan to reallocate money from the city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue when it comes up for City Council consideration on Thursday.…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Aug 30, 2017
City welcomes Harvey survivors, helps Houston
Mayor Steve Adler on Monday sent out a message of welcome to survivors of Hurricane Harvey seeking shelter in Austin. During a news conference at the Delco Center, the mayor said the state has asked Austin to take in 7,000…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Aug 29, 2017
Job declines linked to affordability, immigration policies in chamber report
When considering a recent decrease in the number of jobs available in the Austin area, a top official with the Austin Chamber of Commerce points to slow action at the city and state levels to keep Central Texas attractive for…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 21, 2017
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Council takes long view on convention center, with eye toward spring
A decision on whether City Council will opt to expand the Austin Convention Center likely won’t come until spring 2018, based on discussions at Tuesday’s Council work session. That time frame came from Mayor Steve Adler after more than two…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 16, 2017
Report shows compensation for nonprofit leaders
A report provided by city staff sheds light on how much top executives of Austin nonprofits get paid. The document was prepared in response to a budget question submitted by Council Member Ora Houston, who wanted to know how much…
Austin • By Jack Craver • Aug 15, 2017
Increased support outside ARCH to target crime, help homeless
Four months after city officials called on the Austin Police Department and other public safety departments to address a spike in drug use around the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, the next phase of help is about to begin.…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 10, 2017
Council considers using city-owned buildings to ease overcrowding at homeless shelters
City Council is looking at using city-owned buildings as temporary homeless shelters. The idea comes from Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, who says overcrowding at downtown shelters has led to harsh conditions for people experiencing homelessness. Speaking at City Hall…
Austin • By Syeda Hasan • Aug 9, 2017
Imposing owls may soon nest near Butterfly Bridge
You may soon notice two pairs of orange, warm glowing orbs peeking over the new Butterfly Bridge downtown after it is complete, at least if the Arts Commission approves two gigantic owls to greet Austinites and tourists. The New American…
Austin • By Lisa Dreher • Aug 9, 2017
Mayor Adler wants a task force on gentrification. We've had plenty of those.
For five weeks in 2001, Karen Paup spent her afternoons with other Austin residents talking about the city’s changing east side. The group included a pastor, a developer and a now-professor at New York University. “We shared anecdotes, we looked…
