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Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTEight state constitutional amendments are on the ballot, as well as a couple of city ballot measures, including a proposition to set mandatory police staffing levels in Austin. -
Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTIf passed, the proposition would require the Austin Police Department to employ at least two police officers per 1,000 residents. It's unclear how this would be paid for.
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West Sixth and Rainey Street bars are roaring back. Red River and East Sixth Street bars and venues aren't. -
The city collected responses from more than 2,000 people who identify as members of Austin's LGBTQ community. It's the first survey of its kind funded by the city.
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Though the rapid tests are mandatory, officers can get a medical, religious or "moral" exemption.
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While rents in Austin have typically increased by up to 5% each year, this past year they have risen nearly 20%, according to some numbers.
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CEO Elon Musk made the announcement that the electric car company will relocate from California during a shareholders meeting Thursday in Southeastern Travis County.
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We all found out during the pandemic how hard it is to live without live music — and just how fragile the Austin music ecosystem is.
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Austin cleared out the city's most visible homeless camp. Residents say they weren't given any help.People forced to move from under I-35 near police headquarters said they weren't offered housing or services. Advocates say that's endemic of a larger equity issue within Austin's response to homelessness.
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Normally residents who live outside Austin have to pay $120 a year for an Austin Public Library card. Starting Friday, students who live anywhere in Travis County can get access to the library's offerings for free.
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Between 2010 and 2020, Black and Hispanic residents moved farther east toward Austin's city limits.
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The nonprofit animal shelter says its current space is falling apart, and it wants the city to take another look at its contract before it expires in November.
