Austin Journal

News from March 2022


City of Austin City Council will meet March 24

City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 24,


Kelly: 'I'm really excited that we launched this'

Cryptocurrency's place in Austin will be determined at the Austin City Council's March 24 meeting, with Mayor Steve Adler an adamant supporter.


Intracorp planning Austin's tallest residential/hotel tower

Intracorp Texas is developing Conrad Residences and Hotel, a 65-story residential and hotel tower at E. Second and Trinity Streets.


Kerby Ventures bringing 452-acre neighborhood to Marble Falls

Kerby Ventures is developing a 245-home residential community on 452 acres south of SH 71 and east of US 281.


'Time to dance': Texas women's basketball clinches second seed in NCAA Tournament

Experiencing the natural high from winning the Big XII title on Sunday, it was fitting the Texas Longhorns women's basketball learned their March Madness fate more than 30,000 feet from the ground.


'I’m super proud of the players': Texas enters NCAA Tournament as sixth seed

A Cajun restaurant in Austin serves as the go-to spot for Texas Longhorns men's basketball head coach Chris Beard and his assistants following home victories, but on Selection Sunday on March 13, Shoal Creek Saloon played host to Beard and his program as they awaited their March Madness fate.


'We expect great things': Manor ISD holds groundbreaking for new early college high school campus

The Manor Independent School District held a groundbreaking Thursday for its new early college high school campus.


'Just does not seem that this is the type of justice that I signed on': Austin police experiences exodus of officers

Retention has been a struggle for the Austin Police Department, with more officers resigning and retiring in 2021 than in the previous two years, according to a report by Austin ABC affiliate KVUE.


'She is a fantastic player': Cedar Park junior guard Maul wins Gatorade Texas Girls Basketball Player of the Year

With two state championships and a lengthy winning streak under her belt, Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves junior guard Gisella Maul is writing her legacy as one of the best girls basketball players to ever take the court in Central Texas.


Ground broken on site of future H-E-B store

The Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University has issued the following press release:AUSTIN – H-E-B has broken ground on a 103,000-sf store at CR 163 and SH 290.The site is home to the former Nutty Brown Amphitheatre.Construction will be complete by spring 2023. 


BAE Systems completing office, manufacturing facility in Parmer Austin business park

AUSTIN – BAE Systems Inc. is completing its 390,000-sqaure foot facility in the Parmer Austin business park.



Texas finishes 44th in ranking of most women-friendly states

Texas ranked in the bottom 10 states in a new WalletHub study that examines how women-friendly the 50 states are, based on criteria such as median earnings for working women, the female homicide rate and availability of preventative health care.


'We wouldn’t have been successful without the teamwork': Passengers aboard Austin-bound international flight save man's life

When she upgraded her seat onboard an American Airlines flight home to Austin from Cancun on Sunday, Seton Medical Center ICU nurse Megan Sconzert didn't think she would be thrust into duty.


'He sometimes does make surprise visits to frontline workers': Austin to welcome The Rock's food truck

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? Austin's frontline workers may soon be able to answer that question as the WWE legend's food truck, Mana Mobile, will pay a visit to the Texas state capital.


TPPF policy director Quintero: 'Property taxes are out of control in the Lone Star State'

Property taxes are a point of contention in Texas, an issue that draws bipartisan support for decreasing the property tax burden on Texas citizens.


New apartment community opens on Brazos Street

A partnership has opened Sienna at the Thompson, a 314-unit apartment community at 501 Brazos St.


Cielo plans 46-story office tower in downtown Austin

Cielo Property Group is breaking ground on the Perennial, a 750,000-square-foot office tower on 0.81 acres along Fourth St. between Brazos St. and San Jacinto Blvd.


City of Austin Mobility Committee will meet March 10

City of Austin Mobility Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 10.


City of Austin Public Health Committee will meet March 9

City of Austin Public Health Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 9.