After a public hearing on Thursday, City Council approved the Equity-Based Preservation Plan – a new strategy for preserving ...

The city of Austin is changing how and when it will open cold weather shelters this winter to make shelter more frequent and predictable for people, city officials said. When temperatures dip to near ...

City Council passed a resolution Thursday directing the city manager to prioritize city-owned land for the development of ...

City Council has approved a six-year contract, valued at up to $5.55 million, for the redesign of the city’s website, ...

After a year in place, the Board of Adjustment Applicant Assistance Program, or BAAP, has been deemed a success, serving one applicant in its first year. The program, which provides fee waivers for ...

The Arts Commission wants City Council to commit to including funding for a new Dougherty Arts Center in the city’s next bond package, likely to go before voters in 2026. At its most recent meeting, ...

The Planning Commission voted to rezone Anderson Square in Tuesday’s meeting against staff’s recommendation.  The property is a 16-acre retail center near the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and ...

Ella Kim has been named the 2024 Austin Youth Poet Laureate. Kim, who is a 17-year-old senior at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, “has been editor and graphic designer for The Bell, the school’s ...

For the fifth year, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department hosts its annual Gingerbread History Heroes Program, from Dec. 2 through Dec. 31. Get creative with free salt dough “gingerbread cookie” ...

Birds and the trees that serve as their habitats gained renewed attention from City Council on Thursday with the approval of two measures calling for enhanced protections for both. For the birds, a ...

On Thursday, City Council approved updates to Austin’s Water Forward Plan and to the related Conservation and Drought Contingency plans. Water Forward, Austin’s 100-year integrated water resource plan ...

District 1 Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison held a press conference Thursday to highlight City Council’s approval of funds from the U.S. Justice Department, which she called “a monumental step ...