Austin Energy

The utility said it’s been undercharging customers for the past year and that it needs to raise rates to reflect its actual costs.

A new quarter-mile stretch of the hike and bike trail closes the last gap in the lakeside loop.

The outage caused numerous travel delays for the rest of the day and backups on Highway 71.

Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk said the average household would see a $10 monthly increase in taxes if the proposal gets the OK from City Council in August.

Triple-digit heat is expected to continue through the week. As the state's electric grid operator asks Texans to conserve power, here are some ways to keep cool.

Austin partially owns a coal-powered plant in Fayette County. Advocates say coal ash there is not properly stored, potentially getting into the water and land.

High temperatures caused 3,600 Austin Energy customers to go without power in Southeast Austin on Saturday.

Under the utility's proposal, a "typical residential" customer would see an increase of $15.56 on their monthly bills. It insists the hike is not related to last year's historic winter storm.

An Austin Energy representative could not definitively say whether changes the utility has implemented have made Austin better prepared for a storm like the one in February.

The city had wanted to shut down its portion of the plant by 2022 to meet carbon emissions goals. Austin Energy now says that won't be possible.