Before Jennifer Cobb became an electrician, she worked as a receptionist in a doctor’s office in the Austin area. She was making about $16 an hour and raising two boys, which meant money was tight.

Austin residents have the opportunity to weigh in on the city’s financial priorities through a newly launched budget engagement survey. The survey follows the conclusion of a series of community ...

Data from the city’s efforts to revitalize the Sixth Street Entertainment District show reductions in violent crime and public safety incidents, according to a new memo summarizing the results of a ...

Just over 3,200 people in Austin and Travis County slept in tents, shelters or cars on one night in January. That’s about 800 ...

The city is moving forward with reforms to several of its density bonus programs, following the recommendations from an ...

An array of local projects that lost millions of dollars in federal funding in March may secure a second chance in the next ...

Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office is proposing a funding package totaling just under $101 million for homelessness response ...

The City of Austin released its annual State of the Environment Report on Earth Day, providing an update on Austin’s air and ...

A Travis County adult is isolating after testing positive for measles, Austin Public Health officials announced Friday. It is ...

Some Judges’ Hill neighbors are spooked about a proposed redevelopment near 15th and Lamar and very near a geologic feature implicated in several landslides along Shoal Creek in recent years. But so ...

A bundle of subtle planning changes around two Capital Metro park-and-rides in North and South Austin may lay the groundwork ...

City Council will consider a substantial expansion of the city’s artificial intelligence oversight, incorporating detailed ...