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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El aumento llega después de que los votantes aprobaran diversas propuestas en la boleta en noviembre, las cuales serán financiadas por el incremento en los impuestos sobre la propiedad. -
The increase comes after voters approved several propositions at the ballot box in November, all of which will be paid for by raising property tax rates.
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De acuerdo con los resultados no oficiales de la votación, el alcalde Kirk Watson obtuvo el 50.1% de los votos el martes - justo por encima de la cantidad que necesita para evitar una segunda vuelta. Pero en el condado de Travis aún quedan por contar algunos votos provisionales y de extranjeros. -
According to unofficial voting results, Mayor Kirk Watson earned 50.1% of the vote Tuesday — just over the amount he needs to avoid a runoff. But Travis County still has some provisional and overseas ballots to count.
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The alliance formed in a council race in Northwest Austin illustrates how fights over the rules governing what can be built do not fall neatly along traditional party lines. And how for some, local elections have become about a single issue. -
Las solicitudes para el programa de ayuda al alquiler de la ciudad llevan cerradas desde febrero. Los miembros del consejo de la ciudad votaron este verano a favor de reanudar el programa con unos 3.6 millones de dólares de financiación. -
Applications to the city’s rental assistance program have been closed since February. Council members voted this summer to reup the program with about $3.6 million in funding.
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Los miembros del Consejo votaron el jueves una resolución que obliga a los propietarios a divulgar las cuotas mensuales y únicas. Se espera que el Consejo finalice la nueva norma el próximo verano. -
Council members voted Thursday on a resolution requiring landlords to divulge monthly and one-time fees. Council is expected to finalize the new rule next summer.
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From what can be built in a given neighborhood to solutions to growing homelessness, housing policies are largely governed by local elected officials.
