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 ...

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 ...

The Save Our Springs Alliance has filed suit against the West Travis County Public Utility Agency and its board of directors, challenging the utility’s decision to condemn 2.685 acres of the Barton ...

On City Council is slated to approve a resolution from Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Pool that directs the city manager to explore ...

While discussing the housing affordability crisis and its impact on Austin’s essential workers, a local EMS leader captured ...

Austin’s transformational plan to cover parts of Interstate 35 with parks and public spaces, intended to bridge the divide between east and west neighborhoods, is facing a financial reckoning as ...

Civic heads will have to make a tough choice between City Council and the Travis County Commissioners Court this week, as the county’s normal Tuesday meeting will take place on Thursday this week. The ...

Austin Energy has been working for more than a year – collaborating with stakeholders and looking at a variety of ...

More than 90 percent of the city’s historic tax exemptions in 2023 went to property owners west of Interstate 35, with a ...

After a series of votes, the Planning Commission failed to reach a decision on recommending historic zoning for an East ...