The city will not renew its contract with the nonprofit Urban Alchemy after staff misrepresented some data. The contract is set to expire at the end of September.

City officials said having more short-term rental properties following local rules will allow staff to focus on addressing nuisance concerns, including noise.

Compared to this time last year, eviction filings in the Austin area are up about 16%. That could be happening for a number of reasons, including fewer protections for renters.

Just 7% of homeowners in Texas have flood insurance through the federal government, which runs the biggest flood insurance program in the country. That percentage drops to 2% when you move inland, to areas like Travis and Kerr counties.

After agreeing to some concessions, Musk got the OK from the West Lake Hills City Council to keep the fencing around his local home — with some changes.

Elon Musk built a fence at his Austin-area home. His neighbors are not happy.

The rules also prohibit "aggressive panhandling" and food distribution in public parking lots. City Council's unanimous vote Tuesday came despite concerns from advocates.

A group of homeowners used the law in 2019 to stop Austin's attempt to rewrite rules about what can be built and where.

Bills touted as "anti-squatter" reforms were originally written to make it easier to evict renters. But legislators significantly scaled back these provisions in a bill poised to become law.

State lawmakers filed four bills to outlaw guaranteed income programs this legislative session. None of the bills made it to the governor’s desk.