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Only a few weeks after Austin City Council passed a resolution requiring various regulations on artificial intelligence ...
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) continued slashing of federal funding for critical services is ...
Today we’re humbled and honored to share the next chapter of our mission: The Austin Monitor has joined the Texas Tribune in a strategic acquisition designed to expand local news coverage in Austin.
The Parks and Recreation Department is moving forward with an effort to identify new funding options for the city’s park system, with a pair of outside consultants on board that have helped other ...
City parks in the U.S. may historically get the short end of the stick during budget allocations, but Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department continues working on its 2030 long-range plan with a fair ...
Following the completion of a years-long, successful restoration project, the historic Oakwood Cemetery Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired plot has reopened. The plot was established in ...
As city leaders prepare for a major overhaul of the Downtown Austin Plan, staff recommendations for the initiative could significantly expand the geographic area and project scope of the city’s ...
The city, interested members of the public and HHM & Associates, Inc. have been working on a survey of historic downtown and near downtown buildings, trails and bridges to identify what landmarks ...
New rules — and a new focus on equity —  have arrived for Austin’s scooter rentals. Transportation and Public Works posted a new set of draft director’s rules governing the city’s shared micromobility ...
The Environmental Commission voted to approve the removal of a 32-inch heritage pecan tree in East Austin to allow construction of a 120-unit supportive housing project for youth exiting foster care ...
The Save Our Springs Alliance and the City of Austin will be in Travis County District Court on Thursday afternoon to joust about what the city may and may not do with the old Statesman site.  Almost ...
Transportation and Public Works officials presented draft changes to the director’s rules governing the department’s ...