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As part of a larger effort to nudge residents to embrace green landscaping equipment, the city has spent about $50,000 in incentives over the past year. Through September, some retailers offer $30 off electric lawn mowers and $15 off electric weed eaters. Austin Energy customers can also get $15 off electric leaf blowers. However, according […]

The 34th Austin Pride Parade is planned for Saturday, Aug. 10, starting at 8 p.m. with the theme “Queer Cabaret,” which the city describes as “full of glamor and glitz, celebrating and honoring LGBTQ+ members of our greater Austin community.” It will start at the Texas Capitol building and proceed south down Congress Avenue, ending […]

Plans to relocate the Waller Creek Boathouse to the site of the South Lakeshore Youth Hostel continue to inch forward, according to a July 29 update from the parks department. The memo explains that a feasibility study of the new location has been divided into two components, with the city now studying environmental and architectural […]

Organizations focused on fostering healthier communities in Central Texas are eligible for two new funding opportunities: Open calls for the Housing + Health and Investing in Impact will provide one-time, unrestricted grants, and previous, current and new grantees are all eligible. The housing grant will provide up to $8 million in total to boost safe, healthy and […]

A new traveling information series from the city hopes to keep Austinites apprised of the some $10 billion in infrastructure projects supporting the city’s continued growth. “Building Austin” will shine a spotlight on various projects, like the construction of new fire stations, parks, libraries, trails and roads. The first session will be held on Thursday, […]

City officials broke ground Saturday on affordable housing units that will make up Austin’s first carless community, designed with 100 percent electric needs produced with on-site solar. The Ivory, at 1309 Chicon St., is a mix of commercial space and 53 residential condos, with 40 units available to households earning at or below 70 percent […]

City Manager T.C. Broadnax was expected to announce his choice for Austin’s next permanent police chief on Friday. Instead, he announced that he was still reviewing feedback from the public, stakeholders and City Council and would not be calling a City Council meeting Tuesday to confirm an appointment. “We worked diligently to find the best […]

Seven new outdoor banners celebrating the history of Republic Square – which has hosted key events in Texas history, city celebrations and daily life – will be unveiled during a free, all-ages event from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 at Fifth and Guadalupe streets. One of the city’s four original public squares, Republic Square […]

From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 27-31, university students moving out of campus-area apartments can drop off furniture, household items, small appliances, clothing, cleaning supplies, unopened food and more at seven donation stations throughout North and West Campus: Camino Flats, 2810 Salado St. (near 28th Street) Croix Condos, 706 W 25th St. (parking lot […]

This year’s Art From the Streets show will be at The Gallery at Austin Central Library, starting Saturday. The show, which will run from July 27 until Sept. 29, will feature 40 artists from Austin’s unhoused community and, as organizers explain, “gives a voice to these artists in a professional gallery setting and educates the […]

The Texas Department of Transportation is updating its 10-year transportation plan, and the period for commenting on it will be open through 4 p.m. Aug. 4. The plan, known as the Unified Transportation Program, or UTP, serves as a road map that defines and prioritizes funding for transportation projects statewide over a decade. The UTP […]

A three-member city commission is seeking applicants to volunteer. A three-year term on the City of Austin Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Civil Service Commission would begin Nov. 1 and end Oct. 31, and would require one to three hours of business time per month. The commission is meant to ensure general compliance […]