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Council approves added protections for birds and trees in new construction

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Birds and the trees that serve as their habitats gained renewed ...
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City facing a $33 million deficit for 2026

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Given current conditions, the city’s budget analysts are projecting a ...
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Will Austin embrace air taxis?

At their most-recent meeting, City Council’s Mobility Committee heard a presentation from Assistant City Manager Michael Rogerson the burgeoning air taxi industry, which Rogers framed as an emerging ...
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Austin’s new CapMetro Rapid lines debut with buses every 20 minutes

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Capital Metro rolled out its long-awaited Rapid lines this weekend, but ...
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CapMetro’s secret fight to fix a broken fare system

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. For months, Capital Metro passengers knew something wasn’t right. The ...
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Council adopts new two-minute rule for speakers

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Though City Council moved forward with new two-minute time limits, ...
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Cap Metro to shelve 46 new electric buses for a year after manufacturer bankruptcy

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority will put 46 brand-new ...
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New Data Center Planned for Lockhart in 2028

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Only a few weeks after Austin City Council passed a resolution ...
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Austin City Council passes new police contract

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Austin City Council approved a five-year, $218 million contract with ...
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Transportation official’s movie rental with city credit card was fraud, audit finds

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Acting on a request they received last August, members of the Office of ...
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Council approves maximum tax rate increase in preparation for possible election

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. At a public hearing Thursday, City Council took the first step toward a ...
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Preservationists praise developer for giving Sixth Street historic buildings ‘some love’

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. As Dallas-based Stream Realty moves forward with efforts to revitalize ...