Austin council allocates $1M to homelessness endowment fund
The Austin City Council on Thursday approved an allocation of nearly $1 million to a new homelessness endowment…
Check out 4 of the latest government stories impacting Bastrop County
From the Texas Broadband Development Office awarding a $43.1 million grant to Austin Water halting its Bastrop ASR…
Austin Energy employee paid $1M to fake vendors, audit says
Auditors say an Austin Energy employee defrauded the city-owned utility of nearly $1 million over six years. According…
Dozens of Lake Austin properties move to disannex; city to lose nearly $300M value
A series of properties along Lake Austin totaling nearly $300 million in taxable value to the city are…
Austin EMS pauses program expansions because of funding
A six-person team of Austin-Travis County EMS medics and Austin firefighters counted to three before they hoisted a…
Austin has to commit funding for phase 2 of caps and stitches sooner than expected
AUSTIN, Texas – There has been a change in how fast the city has to commit funding for…
Austin homeless encampment sweep cost $830K
James Ford is overcome with emotion Monday, June 14, 2021 as he sits on the sidewalk while city…
Austin City Council trying to reform spending policies
City of Austin spending review Austin City Council is trying to reform its own spending after passing a…
Austin City Council spending rules begin to take shape
During a morning meeting, the Audit and Finance Committee reviewed the findings of a council-initiated assessment of Austin’s…
Affordable housing program expands to more low-income neighborhoods; East Austin funding doubled
Austin leaders voted to extend a housing financing tool into several neighborhoods home to higher shares of lower-income…
Council OKs $2.5M for Austin short-term rental licensing, enforcement support
Austin short-term rental operators can expect to see a streamlined licensing process for their properties and increased enforcement…
Did Austin really cut $95 million from its budget? It’s complicated
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax, left, and Mayor Kirk Watson discuss a new city budget at City Hall…