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Austin moves to second stage of water contingency plan
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is asking citizens to conserve water as the city moved toward the second stage of its drought contingency plan on Aug. 15. The city warned that the combined storage level of water in Lakes Travis and Buchanan could fall below this week.
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Austin receives state grant for homeless
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson (D) announced on July 27 that the state capital has received $65 million from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to go toward addressing rampant homelessness. In his latest Watson Wire newsletter, the mayor said he has spoken to the Office of the Texas Governor and local community partners about the issue before he was elected to lead the city of over 960,000 a second time.
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Austin's Garza: City's partnership with DPS suspended due to 'recent events'
Interim Austin City manager Jesús Garza and Mayor Kirk Watson have announced that the City has ended its partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Watson: Resumed law enforcement partnership to avoid 'making some people feel like their communities are being over-policed'
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson assured residents over the weekend the resumption of the partnership between the Austin Police Department (APD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will avoid “making some people feel like their communities are being over-policed,” according to a report from Austin CBS affiliate KEYE.
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Austin councilwoman on purported overcrowding at animal shelter: 'I wouldn't want my worst enemy to be treated in that condition'
The Austin Animal Center is urging the public to help foster animals as it grapples with overcrowding, Austin-based media outlets reported.
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Labor union rep hopes 'win-win situation for all of us' emerges from Garza's return-to-office directive
Monday marked the first day in which Interim Austin City Manager Jesús Garza’s return-to-office directive was implemented.
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Austin brewery opposes bill that could end its drag bingo events: 'We were put on notice by Texas Senate Bill 12'
Jester King Brewery, a well-known local hangout in Austin, has voiced its opposition to Texas Senate Bill 12, a proposed law that, if enacted, could make it possible for the state to punish businesses who conduct drag bingo events.
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Austin makes WalletHub's hardest-working cities list
Four Texas cities have landed on WalletHub's list of the top ten hardest-working cities in the U.S.
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Attend a home and garden show, basketball game and more this week in Austin
Austin Events Jan. 12-18
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City of Austin Mobility Committee met Nov. 10
City of Austin Mobility Committee met Wednesday, Nov. 10.
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City of Austin Water Oversight Committee will meet Jan. 20
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee will meet ay 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 20.
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City of Austin Water Oversight Committee met Oct. 27
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee met Wednesday, Oct. 27.
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City of Austin Mobility Committee will meet Jan. 20
City of Austin Mobility Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20.
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City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met Dec. 15
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met Wednesday, Dec. 15.
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City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee will meet Jan. 19
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19.
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City of Austin City Council will meet Jan. 4
City of Austin City Council will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 4.
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City of Austin City Council will meet Jan. 4
City of Austin City Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 4.
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Austin's unemployment rate hits pandemic low of 3.2%
Austin's unemployment rate for November was down to a pandemic low of 3.2%, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
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City of Austin City Council met Nov. 18
City of Austin City Council met Tuesday, Nov. 18.
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City of Austin City Council met Nov. 16
City of Austin City Council met Tuesday, Nov. 16.