Council postpones automatic aid agreement between Travis, Williamson counties
The Austin Fire Department is looking to add Williamson County to an automatic aid agreement for the sake of citizens' lives. This also applies to emergency medical care.
Neighbors share concerns as City Council approves hotel purchase for homeless
According to the Austin Police "crime viewer" tool, since July there have been three robberies, two aggravated assaults, five burglaries and 78 other crimes, near a hotel the city recently approved to purchase to house the homeless.
Mayor Adler calls hotel purchase 'right path' to address homelessness
The City says buying hotels is the new direction for providing support services, job training, substance abuse assistance and more.
Neighbors worry city council won't gather feedback before vote on new homeless shelter
City Council is expected to vote on a plan to buy the Rodeway Inn on I-35 near Oltorf Street to start housing people.
City of Austin looking to buy Rodeway Inn on I-35 to house homeless
On Thursday, Austin City Council is expected to vote on a plan to buy the Rodeway Inn on I-35 in South Austin to start housing people.
Austin Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza announces she won't seek re-election
Austin Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza has announced she will not seek re-election.
Austin City Council members condemn alleged racism within Austin Police top brass
According to the formal complaint passed out at the press conference at City Hall on Friday, Newsom also allegedly used racist slurs to describe his colleague former Assistant Chief Frank Dixon.
Council members holding press conference to discuss allegations of racism
The press conference comes after anonymous complaints were filed with the Office of Police Oversight.
State of Texas opens temporary homeless campsite near 183, Montopolis
The shelter will include portable restrooms, hand washing stations, and comes with commitments from local charities to deliver food multiple times during the day, according to the governor's office.
Programs in SF, NYC help relocate homeless to Texas and other states
Mayor Steve Adler claims the majority of homeless people in Austin became homeless while living here, but members of the homeless community say otherwise.
Hazardous living conditions at homeless camp cleared by TxDOT Monday
At West Gate and SH 71, state troopers stood by as TxDOT crews began clearing the camp there.
CapMetro proposes transit plan that would cost billions
On Wednesday, City Council met with Capital Metro to learn more about what options are on the table and how much it will cost to implement them.
Austin's 'Prop B' aims to give voters a say on convention center expansion
Unconventional Austin held a press conference at City Hall to discuss Proposition B on the City of Austin's November ballot.
Capital Metro & City of Austin release long-term vision for transportation in Austin
Capital Metro and the City of Austin have a released a plan to expand Austin's transit system. It's a long-term vision to fix transportation in the city and it comes with a pretty hefty price tag.
Abbott: TxDOT to start cleaning underpass homeless camps as soon as Monday
TxDOT will start clearing homeless encampments in the state right of way as soon as next Monday, November 4 and just three days after the November 1 deadline the Governor gave to Mayor Adler.
Governor Abbott announces TxDOT will clear homeless camps from underpasses in City of Austin
Abbott had mentioned that TxDOT could possibly become involved in the homeless crisis.
Austin's 'clarified' homeless camping restrictions in effect today
New rules clarifying the homeless camping restrictions went into effect Monday.
Recent changes to homeless ordinances go into effect
The City of Austin will begin enforcing its camping ban today after it was reinsttated following a record number of resident complaints.
One of Austin's land dev. code leaders in middle of 'bar grievance complaint'
The grievance points out Lloyd served as Assistant City Attorney for the board and for the City of Austin.
City of Austin says homeless ordinance changes to take effect Monday
Recent clarifications to the City's camp-sit-lie rules will go into effect on Monday according to a City of Austin spokesperson. Those revisions will make camping on any Austin sidewalk illegal.