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Workforce Solutions Capital Area is helping to promote a pair of career fairs to help connect local workers with prospective employers, including those looking to fill thousands of manufacturing and skilled trades jobs needed locally in the coming decade. The Texas HireAbility Job Fair will take place at 9 a.m. Oct. 17 at Education Service […]

City Council District 7 candidate Mike Siegel has announced that his campaign has more cash on hand than all the other D7 candidates combined. He reported his cash on hand at $43,453.17 in his filing on Monday. The D7 race is crowded, with six candidates vying for the spot Council Member Leslie Pool is vacating. […]

Council Member Alison Alter announced via email Tuesday that she is endorsing her former colleague on the dais, Kathie Tovo, for mayor. “I served with Kathie for six years on the Austin City Council and I know that for Kathie public service is a true calling. She will be a mayor for all of Austin,” […]

Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who has represented the Austin area for nearly 30 years, will talk about environmental issues and update the Austin Sierra Club on issues before Congress at the group’s meeting Wednesday night. The group will meet at El Mercado South, 1302 South First St,, beginning with food and drinks at 6 p.m. […]

Travis County’s Strategic Housing Finance Corporation has announced David Dinoff as the new deputy director, as well as naming Alexandra Radtke as director of real estate. Dinoff previously served as director of real estate for Capital A Housing in Austin and also worked as director of community development for BCL of Texas nonprofit loan fund. […]

More than 34,000 acres of land on over 1,000 parcels in Central Texas have been annexed out of the extraterritorial jurisdictions of area cities, according to an analysis by the Austin Business Journal. The annexations are the result of state Senate Bill 2038, which lets property owners on the boundaries of cities free themselves from […]

Stalwart environmentalist Mary Ann Neely, who has served on the boards of a variety of environmental organizations and worked for environmental causes for more than a quarter of a century, will be receiving a lifetime achievement award from TreeFolks. In addition to advocating for the environment with TreeFolks, Neely was a member of the city’s […]

The sidewalks of Austin may soon be buzzing with (more) cute little delivery robots, busily doing what robots do best: delivering pizza. In a partnership between Uber and robot-maker Avride, the robot fleet will be coming to the city later this month. When you place your order with Uber Eats, you’ll be given the option […]

Capital Metro is seeking participants for an online survey to help the agency craft its Transit Plan 2035, which is intended to identify the area’s transit needs through the next decade. The survey is open until Oct. 18, and there is a community open house scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Oct. 10 at Millennium Youth Entertainment […]

The city is encouraging local schools to participate in Wednesday’s National Walk and Roll to School Day, which invites students, teachers and staff to use pedestrian-friendly options to start the school day. Organizers tout the health benefits of walking as well as its role in reducing traffic and air pollution from vehicle exhaust fumes. The […]

On Thursday, the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District officially declared Stage III Critical Drought. Restrictions based on the declaration will take effect Nov. 1. The district reports that the Lovelady monitor well, one of two drought stage determinants for the district, had reached a 10-day average of 462.6 feet above mean sea level. The threshold […]

With a new 25 percent discount on premiums available to most Austin residents, the city is encouraging homeowners, renters and small businesses to purchase flood insurance. The discount comes via the city’s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. Previously, residents were eligible for a 20 percent discount, but that savings has increased due to […]