News from October 2022
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met Sept. 21
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 20, 2022
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Circuit of the Americas chair Epstein: 'We are about to have the biggest Grand Prix in the history of Formula One'
By John Suayan | Oct 19, 2022
With the Austin City Limits Music Festival now in the books, the state capital has turned its eyes on the Formula One (F1) U.S. Grand Prix slated for Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).
City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met Aug. 30
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 19, 2022
City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met Tuesday, Aug. 30.
UT associate professor on robot study: 'Robotic systems are becoming more ubiquitous'
By John Suayan | Oct 18, 2022
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) will spend the next half-decade working with dog-like delivery robots on campus to see how people interact with them, Austin-based media outlets reported.
Abbott: 'Fentanyl remains the single deadliest drug threat our state and nation has ever encountered'
By John Suayan | Oct 18, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott has launched an awareness campaign in response to the influx of fentanyl in the country, according to a press release from the Office of the Texas Governor.
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee met Aug. 24
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 18, 2022
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 24.
Austin City Council candidate Webman: 'I would not have voted to remove $150 million from the police department'
By David Beasley | Oct 17, 2022
District 5 Austin City Council candidate Aaron Webman said that if he had been a member of the city council in 2020, he would not have voted to remove $150 million from the Austin Police Department and cancel three cadet classes.
Theoretical physicist is against 'the extensive DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) bureaucracy at universities'
By Gregory Burnett | Oct 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced PIER plans (Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Research) in fiscal year 2023, beginning Oct. 1, for all grant proposals.
Wolff on first playoff victory for Austin FC: 'There’s a lot of character in this group'
By John Suayan | Oct 17, 2022
Austin FC’s first foray into the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup Playoffs began on a high note when the second-year club outlasted Real Salt Lake at home on Sunday, Austin-based media outlets reported.
Austin Energy on approval of $15 rate increase: 'Austin City Council and our staff’s solution reduces sticker shock on customer bills'
By John Suayan | Oct 17, 2022
The Austin City Council approved a $15 hike on Austin Energy bills on Thursday, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee will meet Oct. 19
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 17, 2022
City of Austin Water Oversight Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19.
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee will meet Oct. 19
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 16, 2022
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19.
UT Permian Basin wants ‘to prepare and support a highly-skilled diverse workforce’ through DEI hiring standards
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 15, 2022
The University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB), like many other universities across the state, is implementing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) considerations in its hiring process.
Pet of the Week: Portia
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Oct 14, 2022
Pet of the Week: Portia
City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Sept. 15
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 13, 2022
City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Thursday, Sept. 15.
Pop-punk stalwarts Blink-182 to play Austin on reunion tour: 'We’re coming. Tour’s coming. Album’s coming'
By John Suayan | Oct 12, 2022
The Texas state capital has been chosen as a stop on one of the most anticipated reunion tours this decade.
First responders tally over 230 incidents during ACL Fest opening weekend: 'We're going to just kind of reset and regroup'
By John Suayan | Oct 12, 2022
The first weekend of the City of Austin’s signature fall event yielded 234 incidents that required attention from first responders, according to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS), Austin-based media outlets reported.
City of Austin City Council met Aug. 25.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 12, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Thursday, Aug. 25.
City of Austin City Council will meet Oct. 13
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 11, 2022
City of Austin City Council will meet Thursday, Oct. 13.
Mother of Robb victim on superintendent resignation: 'This didn’t need to happen … We just wanted transparency and accountability'
By John Suayan | Oct 11, 2022
The leader of the South Texas school district that experienced a fatal mass shooting earlier this year has announced his retirement.