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Rene Dominguez/KUT NewsAustin has adopted a new Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan, the subject of intense debate between the city utility and local environmentalists. City Council members added 14 amendments before approving it. -
Michael Gonzalez/The Texas TribuneCiting all the work the company has put into the region, employees are requesting a special election in Cameron County to incorporate a city.
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Austin Energy says its plan balances affordability with the city's climate commitments. Some environmentalists and council members strongly disagree. -
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been linked to several cancers and other health problems. Out of 29 compounds tested, Austin Water found only faint traces of six. -
Austin Energy and Austin Water officials said teams have been weatherizing equipment, and testing and prepping backup generators. -
Festival Beach Food Forest is in the early stages of expanding its edible garden from less than an acre to 3.5 acres. Organizers hope to plant hundreds more fruit trees, vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants. -
Cold snaps brought fall foliage to Austin in 2018 and 2022, but an expert says it's been too hot and dry for the leaves change this year. -
Proterra's financial collapse is pushing Capital Metro to mothball more than a third of its electric fleet while the company's new owner figures out how to service and support the buses. -
Cool mornings and pleasant afternoons are expected. We may even get some rain. -
The next supermoon — which appears larger and brighter than a regular full moon due to its proximity to Earth — will not be visible for nearly a year. -
Many voters were confused about what the state oil and gas agency does because of its name. -
In fact, this October was so hot that, looking back at the historical data, a quarter of all Septembers in Austin have been cooler than this recent October.
