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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Last summer the City Council approved the plan that would allow a developer to build 1,400 apartments, 220 hotel rooms and hundreds of thousands of square feet of offices, shops and restaurants.
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En 2022, la ciudad de Austin puso a prueba un programa de ingresos garantizados. Más de 100 personas recibieron 1,000 dólares al mes durante un año, sin condiciones.
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In 2022, the City of Austin piloted a guaranteed income program. Over 100 people received $1,000 a month for a year — no strings attached.
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In an analysis of 2022 U.S. Census Bureau data, Harvard University researchers found that roughly 48% of renters in the Austin metro area spent more than they should on housing.
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La Ciudad de Austin y una organización sin fines de lucro compraron siete complejos de departamentos con la promesa de mantener los alquileres bajos para los inquilinos. En lugar de eso, los alquileres subieron. Los residentes han recibido ahora un aviso de que si presentan sus ingresos y demuestran que ganan menos de 65,000 dólares al año, su alquiler mensual puede bajar.
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The City of Austin and a nonprofit bought seven apartment complexes with the promise of keeping rents low for tenants. Instead, rents went up. Residents have now received notice that if they submit their income and prove they make less than $65,000 a year, their monthly rent may go down.
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Por todos es sabido que cuando las temperaturas en Texas descienden por debajo del punto de congelación, empieza a gotear agua de los grifos. Pero Austin es una ciudad de transplantes, y esto es algo que muchos nunca han tenido que hacer.
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It’s common knowledge that when temperatures in Texas drop below freezing, you start dripping water from your faucets. But Austin is a city of transplants, and this is something many have never had to do.
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Tras cinco años de aplicación de un plan decenal de vivienda, un informe anual muestra que los promotores no han construido tantas viviendas asequibles como esperaban los responsables políticos.
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Five years into a decade-long plan for housing, an annual report shows developers have not built as much affordable housing as elected officials hoped.