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The Austin City Council voted to scale back city rules on camping, panhandling and sitting or lying down in public. Council members heard hours of…
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To afford a two-bedroom rental home in the Austin-Round Rock area, you'll need a $25-an-hour job, according to a new report from the National Low Income…
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If you were relieved by last year’s announcement that Amazon’s HQ2 would go elsewhere – along with its potential 50,000 employees over 15 years – know…
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Homelessness increased 5 percent in Austin over last year, according to the results of Ending Community Homelessness Coalition's annual census. The…
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Bri Rodriguez buckled her son Rocky into his car seat. “Little grumps,” she said, teasing the 1-year-old as he scrunched up his face, unhappy at having to…
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Austin is enjoying a robust economy. The city boasts monthly job numbers that are at or near what economists consider full employment; that is, almost…
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A new report says a third of households in Travis County struggle to make ends meet; in Austin, that number was higher, at 42 percent.Travis County's cost…
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The bureaucratic stars over City Hall may just align in 2019.Next year, the city will weigh four ambitious plans that aim to achieve the long-sought goal…
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On Monday, Julie Brown heard a voice beckoning her to get a piece of pie.She listened, stopping at The Frisco on Burnet Road and ordering a piece of…
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This story was originally published on April 12, 2018.Ben Hamill was confused. Down the street from his house in Brentwood, a building was going up, and…