City of Austin launches campaign to hire laid-off federal workers
The city recently launched the “Get Hired in Austin" campaign in an effort to fill more than 2,000 job openings.
Austin Mayor Says the Key To Keeping the City 'Weird' Is Ensuring a Robust Supply of Housing—or People 'Will Go Elsewhere'
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has said that the key to living up to the city’s famous motto to stay "weird" will be to ensure that ...
City of Austin honors community advocate after passing, declares March 7 ‘Heath Donell Creech Day’
On a day where family, friends, and community members mourned the passing of a Central Texas leader who elevated black voices ...
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Austin Wants You: City hiring campaign targets dismissed federal employees
The city has about 2,400 unfilled jobs. It's prioritizing often tough-to-fill positions in engineering, information ...
Austin police opposing bill that would give DPS control of Congress Avenue downtown
HB 470 would expand the "Capitol Complex," giving the Texas Department of Public Safety jurisdiction over 18 blocks around ...
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City controller says LA is in financial trouble, raises alarm on state of budget
What is the state of the Los Angeles city budget? The city's controller is raising the alarm, saying it's in dire shape.
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Austin’s water reuse program is moving forward, but slowly
Austin adopted what were called “historic” water reuse regulations a year ago, so the program is still in its infancy, ...
600-foot towers on the Drag? Austin proposal would allow taller building near campus
Greg Anderson, a member of the city's Planning Commission, said most developers he's heard from don't want to build up to 600 feet, but they do want to exceed the 300-foot limit currently in place for ...
Austin police chief defends city's safety while outlining departmental reforms
After a tumultuous few years for Austin police, Chief Lisa Davis shared her plans to rebuild trust while sharing what's already been done.
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City controller says LA is in financial trouble, raises alarm on state of budget
"The city of L.A., financially, we are in trouble," said Controller Kenneth Mejia. He sent a letter to the mayor and the City Council, warning that the city is facing less revenue and, coupled ...
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Austin Public Schools welcomes new executive director of Special Services
Austin Public Schools has announced the hiring of Sarah Knudsen, Ed.D., as the district’s new executive director of Special ...
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What are Austin Police doing about traffic enforcement? Here's what APD Chief Lisa Davis says.
Davis said as the number of officers increases, her top priorities are getting more of them on patrol and increasing traffic ...