With Downtown Austin poised for overlapping mega-projects over roughly the next decade, City Council’s Mobility Committee took a closer look last week at the draft Austin Core Transportation Plan, ...

Bob Kahn, who has served as general manager of Austin Energy for nearly two years, is officially retiring at the end of June, but he will be leaving his post on April 30. City Manager T.C. Broadnax ...

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This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Jason Stanford has joined the Austin Independent School District as ...

The city will hold the Fair Chance Hiring Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Greater Mount Zion Church (4301 Tannehill Lane). “This job and resource fair will provide individuals with ...

Two weeks after approving an ordinance that will require private employers to provide paid sick leave, City Council is scheduled to vote on a similar measure to extend the same benefit to all city ...

Mayor Kirk Watson voiced support Thursday for a proposed grant program for home-based child care providers throughout the city, as one piece of a countywide effort to address one of the most ...

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In an attempt to encourage the construction of middle-class housing, Austin voted Thursday to amend land use rules to let property owners build more homes in neighborhoods restricted to one family ...

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The Julia C. Butridge Gallery, within the Dougherty Arts Center on Barton Springs Road, has put out a call for artists for its 2026 gallery season. Both emerging and established artists are encouraged ...