City budget planners had to make some tough decisions in proposing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year and the following ...

The tragic flooding on July 4 weekend in Central Texas has made the gutting of FEMA look even worse than it already did, ...

At the beginning of the year, Travis County finally began offering a guaranteed lawyer to individuals who are arrested and can’t afford legal representation – a constitutional right known as counsel ...

I believe we have before us a Band-Aid budget, a budget that has Band-Aid solutions,” she said. I just want to make sure we ...

City Council kicked off its budget process Tuesday with a closer look at the city manager’s proposed $6.3 billion budget and ...

A rezoning to support a massive new development designed by the same firm that built NYC’s Hudson Yards picked up a ...

At the beginning of the year, Travis County finally began offering a guaranteed lawyer to individuals who are arrested and ...

At its meeting last week, the Community Development Commission learned about a newly-launched $5 million grant opportunity aimed at combating displacement and promoting economic mobility near Austin’s ...

Today’s newsletter is supported by Austin Energy and the Value of Public Power Quote of the Day “The current system supermajority requirements have historically blocked needed housing projects and ...

The Community Development Commission stopped short of endorsing the city’s annual federal housing funding plan at its meeting last week and instead used the opportunity to raise alarms about how ...

Austin had just broken into the top 10 largest cities in America. It was the fastest-growing large metro area in the country, and had held that title for 12 years. Now, Austin has dipped to the 13th ...

Austin and Travis County are facing new federal roadblocks to their work to respond to sexual assault. However, local progress continues. On Monday, the Public Safety Commission convened their second ...