News from October 2021


City of Austin City Council will meet Nov. 4

City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 4


City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors will meet Nov. 4

City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors will meet at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 4.


City of Austin City Council met Sept. 2

City of Austin City Council met Thursday, Sept. 2.


City of Austin Water Oversight Committee met May 13

City of Austin Water Oversight Committee met Thursday, May 13.


Texas called top state for ghost sightings in new study

Ghost sightings recorded in Texas over the past 50 years numbered 7,099, the highest number of spooky reports among the 50 states, according to a study by the online poker community CardsChat.



City of Austin Public Health Committee met Sept. 8

City of Austin Public Health Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 8.


City of Austin Mobility Committee met Sept. 9

City of Austin Mobility Committee met Thursday, Sept. 9.


City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee met Sept. 22

City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 22.



City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Sept. 2

City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Thursday, Sept. 2.


'It's time to get to work': Beard 'excited' to lead Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns begin their first year under head coach Chris Beard with its highest ranking in more than a decade.


'Our whole family was just close': Pflugerville quarterback finds his way back to football after losing parents to COVID-19

Pflugerville High School senior quarterback Jaylon Reeves is playing through a tragedy most young men don’t have to face.


Howard encourages mammograms during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to 'increase chance of surviving'

State Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) continues to encourage women to get their mammograms as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.


City of Austin Water Oversight Committee will meet Oct. 27

City of Austin Water Oversight Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27.


City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Aug. 26

City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Thursday, Aug. 26.


McCaul joins lawmakers in defending Texas farmers, investigating 'possible violation' of USMCA

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Austin) has joined a group of lawmakers calling on Ken Salazar, the recently appointed U.S. Ambassador of Mexico, to investigate Mexico’s possible violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).


Spots remain in next month's Austin Parks Foundation's 'It's My Park Day'

Spots still remain for volunteers in next month's "It's My Park Day," Austin Parks Foundation's annual event to show the city's parks a little love.


Austin seeks feedback from disabled residents to help 'improve quality of life'

Austin's year-old Office of Civil Rights wants to hear from people with disabilities living and working in the city, an area news outlet recently reported.


Austin City Council to use federal COVID stimulus for residents 'on the cusp of homelessness'

The Austin City Council is hoping millions in additional rental assistance dollars will help keep the city's relatively low COVID-driven eviction numbers down, Austin Mayor Steve Adler said in a recent social media post.