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The agency is studying whether to build a road for testing autonomous vehicles on the MoKan Corridor, despite Austin's plans to start building the Northern Walnut Creek Trail there next year.
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It's pricey, but the city thinks burying power lines could make widespread outages a thing of the past. City Council voted unanimously Thursday to see how feasible it would be.
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Calls to bury Austin power lines have increased since February's mass power outage. Austin City Council will consider two proposals this week that could eventually lead to that.
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Several bills at the state Legislature aim to make it easier to build housing in cities across Texas. It's a goal Austin had when it attempted to rewrite its land development code several years ago — a process ultimately upended by a legal challenge.
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The city's got the largest urban bat population in the world. The bats draw scores of tourists to the South Congress Bridge year-round, but they could face complications from planned construction nearby.
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Weed decriminalization, homelessness, convention center renovations — they've all been on the ballot in Austin in the last few years because of petitions from Austinites. But city leaders want to reexamine how residents trigger citywide elections.
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The legal filing takes aim at several steps City Council has taken since 2019 to loosen limits on how much developers can build, often in the pursuit of more affordable housing.
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Officers will see the raise starting next month. If officers stay with the department, they could get a $5,000 bonus next year.
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Austin's labor contract with the police union will likely expire at the end of March. The move Thursday aims to reduce officer attrition at the understaffed department.
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Now is the time for everyone to weigh in on TxDOT's proposal to expand I-35 from Ben White Boulevard to U.S. 290 East.