City of Austin working to get Zilker Zephyr back on track
The sight of barren tracks in Zilker Park is heartbreaking to those who used to enjoy the train that once rode along them.
FOX 7 Discussion: Council member Alison Alter on land development code revisions
Austin City Council member Alison Alter joins Rebecca Thomas to discuss the land development code revisions and the process.
Austin City Council prepares for second vote on controversial land development rewrite
This code determines what can be built and where. Council already passed a first reading of it and have now made some revisions that will go up for a vote.
Austin City Council members propose Zilker Park train be run by nonprofit
Now a city council proposal directs the city manager to try and reach an agreement with the Austin Parks Foundation, which would be put in charge of finding a new vendor and overseeing operations.
FOX 7 Discussion: Tax credits to develop affordable housing
Rent prices keep going up, and the City of Austin is searching for ways to create more housing.
City council votes to bring in new homelessness consultant
Doherty will be paid no more than $95,000 and will come to Austin to develop a strategy to end homelessness. This comes just months after the city's first homeless strategy officer stepped down.
Fox 7 Discussion: Guided Path Pilot Program expansion
The Guided Path Pilot Program is a way to connect people with the services they need immediately, including housing. The Salvation Army's Director of Communications Corey Leith joined FOX 7's Marcel Clarke to talk about how the funds from the program expansion is helping those in need around Austin.
Austin City Council split over using HealthSouth building as temporary homeless shelter
A few weeks ago, council asked for a cost estimate for renovating the site and using it as temporary shelter while waiting for proposals from developers.
Land development code revision not sitting well with some property owners
Attorney Fred Lewis and author at Community Not Commodity said his website has collected more than 10,000 signatures of property owners, who want to protest the rezoning of their property.
Gov. Abbott issues statement on downtown Austin stabbing that injured at least three
Abbott says in the statement that city leaders have allowed "lawlessness throughout the capital city" resulting in violence against Austin residents/.
City of Austin will no longer pursue low-level marijuana possession cases
The new resolution doesn't make marijuana legal in the city, it's still illegal in Texas.
Council will address illegal electric scooter, trash dumping in lakes and rivers
A resolution has passed that will direct the City of Austin to take a closer look at what is causing the waterways to become polluted.
Austin City Council votes not to invest in equipment that tests for low levels of marijuana
The resolution calls for the elimination of arrests and citations for small amounts of marijuana. It also stops the city from spending money on new testing methods to distinguish pot from the now legal hemp.
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley responds to plan to decriminalize low-level marijuana cases
Councilmember Greg Casar is sponsoring a resolution that would call for the elimination of arrests and citations for small amounts of marijuana.
Council members push to end low-level marijuana citations and arrests with resolution
Council says arresting people is a waste of time, especially with no resources available to provide the proper testing to determine if a substance is hemp or marijuana after the state legalized hemp last summer.
FOX 7 Discussion: Councilmember Greg Casar on effort to decriminalize small marijuana possession
Austin City Councilmember Greg Casar joins Marcel Clarke to discuss his proposal to end low-level marijuana arrests and fines throughout Austin.
East Austin activists urge city council to enact anti-displacement program
Civil rights leaders urged Austin City Council to enact an anti-displacement program before moving forward.
City, Cap Metro hold joint work session on transportation options for Austin
One of the proposed projects includes a possible underground rail in the downtown area.
FOX 7 Discussion: ECHO continues to look into converting hotels, motels into shelters
Matt Mollica, ECHO executive director, joins Marcel Clarke to discuss how everything is proceeding with and how surrounding neighborhoods have responded to the housing plans.
FOX 7 Discussion: Property owners sue over proposed land development code overhaul
Attorney Doug Becker who is representing the property owners joins Mike Warren to discuss the lawsuit of 19 property owners regarding the proposed land development code overhaul.