Two Austin City Council members call for pause on temporary camps
They are calling for the pause because they are “not convinced that these sites would be a cost-effective solution, but rather a band-aid tactic."
Austin City Council hears plan for homeless camps on city properties
One of the sites is a former airport car lot in East Austin and the other location is along Convict Hill Road in South Austin.
City identifies top seven candidates to be Austin's next police chief
46 people had applied to become Austin's next police chief.
City identifies 2 sites as possible sanctioned homeless encampments
The city of Austin says that staff could begin gathering feedback about the two proposed sites in August, including community meetings and surveys.
'Save Austin Now' petitions for city to hire more officers
Save Austin Now launched a petition that would make the city, have two officers per 1,000 in the city's population, along with an increase in training.
City of Austin begins Phase 3 of camping ban enforcement
For the past two months, the City of Austin has been implementing phase one and two of its plan to reinstate the citywide camping ban.
Austin City Manager plans to use budget to invest in the community
Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk announces his proposed budget that would invest in the community while reducing the impact on taxpayers.
'Dove Springs Proud' sign destroyed, community works to replace it
The sign took the Dove Springs community five years to raise the money and get it built. It's still a mystery as to what happened to the sign.
Austin city manager to unveil preliminary city budget Friday
Flooding, public safety, and helping those affected by COVID-19 are all on the radar for council members as they await to hear the proposed budget.
Report from APD shows spike in murders, aggravated assaults
Not only are violent crime rates soaring, but emergency response times are also slowing.
Austin Animal Center facing severe capacity crisis
The situation is so dire the AAC is considering euthanasia, but now there is a lot of back and forth about the capacity crisis and what got them here.
Austin holds town hall to hear from residents about homeless concerns
The city of Austin recently held a town hall that brought out dozens of concerned citizens.
City of Austin moves to phase 2 of implementing camping ban
For the past 30 days, the city has been in phase 1. During that month, APD has visited dozens of encampments to meet with people experiencing homelessness.
Winter Storm Task Force holding meetings to hear from the public
City of Austin Winter Storm Task Force asks the public to share suggestions on how to prepare for future disasters at their listening sessions.
No vote taken on Candlewood Suites ahead of six-week recess
The Austin City Council did not take a vote to move forward with the purchase of the Candlewood Suites in Northwest Austin.
Austin authorizes nearly $1.5M contract to manage, treat toxic algae
The Austin City Council has authorized a five-year, nearly $1.5 million contract to manage and treat toxic blue-green algae in Austin's lakes.
144th reimagined APD cadet class now underway
One hundred recruits started their journey toward becoming police officers Monday as the Austin Police Department kicked off its 144th cadet class.
Residents group names ABIA Hilton as better site for city homeless
The Airport Hilton was presented as a better site for Austin's homeless versus the currently proposed Candlewood Suites hotel in Northwest Austin.
Austin police restarts police academy, first class in over a year
These cadets are set to graduate in February, and then after three months of field training, they’ll be ready to join the department as officers.
‘Save Austin Now’ launches petition to address APD budget, staffing
Save Austin Now has crafted a petition in response to the Austin City Council's vote last year to take funds from APD's budget and reallocate them.