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Austin is struggling with drought. But members of a key advisory board say the city's water utility could do more to conserve.
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But City Council members expressed concern about spending $500,000 more on an approach that doesn't get people into more permanent housing.
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Does Austin have a rat problem? The answer is hard to get at — or, scratch at.
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The city reduced the number permits for electric scooters by more than 50% and reduced how fast the scooters can go during certain hours of the day. Designated parking areas are also going up over the next few months.
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Excavating the 25-year-old time capsule was last on the alt-weekly newspaper's to-do list before the Texas Department of Transportation takes possession of its historic building for the upcoming highway expansion.
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The outgoing Dallas city manager has 30 years of experience in local government. In Dallas, he helped lead projects around homelessness, policing and growth.
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Broadnax resigned as Dallas' city manager last month. City Council will finalize his hiring at a meeting April 4. It's unclear how much he will make.
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Even though Black people make up 7.5% of Austin’s population, they accounted for 15% of all traffic stops and 25% of arrests in 2018.
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KUT's housing reporter, Audrey McGlinchy, wants your stories. She may reach out to you to learn more.
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Fourty-four Tom Green Elementary School pre-K students and 11 adults were on the bus.
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The city is hosting a town hall for the public to meet the two candidates for the job, typically the highest paid city executive. Austin has been without a permanent city manager since Spencer Cronk was fired in February 2023.
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The KUTX Live at Scholz Garten event during SXSW was held over four days and welcomed 16 musical acts from 11 countries who played for crowds of all ages. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Central Texas Food Bank. This year more than $15,500 was raised for the organization.