Audrey McGlinchy
Housing ReporterWhat I Cover
I cover housing, with a focus on affordable housing solutions, renters’ rights and the battles over zoning. Everyone is impacted by decisions about housing, which adds a level of urgency and importance to what I do. The belief that everyone deserves to live in affordable and sanitary housing is fundamental to my reporting.
Feel free to email me with story ideas.
My Background
I have covered housing and local government in Austin for nearly a decade. Before joining KUT, I earned a master’s in journalism from the City University of New York and lived in Thailand, where I taught English and ate lots of khao soi. My work has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Planet Money.
Journalistic Ethics
I always identify myself as a reporter when I am working. If there is an error in one of my stories, I do my best to ensure it is quickly corrected. I work hard to demystify the costs of housing in my work, while also highlighting the people most affected by rising prices and unsafe conditions.
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The developer, Endeavor Real Estate, plans to build 1,400 apartments and 1 million square feet of office space. -
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. -
One Austinite is convinced it is her grandmother. Is she right? -
State lawmakers filed four bills to outlaw guaranteed income programs this legislative session. None of the bills made it to the governor’s desk. -
Los programas de ingresos garantizados se han hecho populares en todo el país. Austin comenzó su propio programa en 2022. -
Según los registros de la prisión, Yamal Said, titular de una green card, está detenido en una cárcel del condado en el área de Dallas por presunta violación de una orden de restricción. En este momento, no parece haber ninguna conexión con su estatus migratorio. -
Guaranteed income programs have become popular across the country. Austin began its own program in 2022.
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According to jail records, Yamal Said, a green card holder, is being held in a county jail in the Dallas area for allegedly violating a restraining order. At this time, there does not appear to be a connection to his immigration status.
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Insurers in Texas are partnering with aerial imaging and AI companies to assess homes from the sky. Computer models parse these photos to flag moldy roofs, askew tree branches and missing shingles.
