City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...$60 million in employee raises and bonuses, without using federal relief and stimulus funds to plug holes, and to..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Everything's Coming Up Green for City Employees in Better-Than-Expected Budget

Cronk: "We can be both lucky and good"

"...$60 million in employee raises and bonuses, without using federal relief and stimulus funds to plug holes, and to..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...on Wed., July 21, in support of the proposed federal Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which would make..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature

Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net

Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan

"...Austin, City Council voted to allocate $100 million in federal stimulus and relief funds (augmented by local reserves) toward..."

June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...Council did not allocate exclusive funding from the first federal stimulus, the CARES package, for local music venues. New..."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Transit Agency Takes Command of Project Connect

Let's get rolling!

"...Jan. 20, the transition to a new era of federal government was as traumatic as any in our nation's..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: January Travel Roundup

Remembering 2020 and looking forward to travel in 2021

"...Safe, flatten the curve, community transmission, community spread, major stimulus package, safe-at-home order, self-quarantine, essential services, COVID-19 is caused..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...to support the Save Our Stages Act, which provides federal grants for operational costs at small venues. Recent inclusion..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Recap: The Beat Goes On, Ever So Slowly

Music scene frustrated at pace of COVID relief

"...bridge a gap left open in the absence of federal stimulus funds. Money for the two SAVES grant funds,..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council Mulls Future Events, as Venues Cry for Help Now

Convention Center expansion, money for local businesses, and more Council items

"...now at risk – it will require state and federal help (the resolution also directs staff to plan now..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Eviction Crisis Looms, Local Leaders Ramp Up Relief

Help is on the way?

"...threatens cities across the country. Earlier this month, the federal unemployment benefits through the CARES Act expired, along with..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

Opinion: History Says Now Is the Time to Invest in Transit

Transformative projects like the San Antonio Riverwalk and UT Tower were forged during troubled times

"...Historically low interest rates for municipal bonds and possible federal stimulus funding make this an excellent time to move..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Chito Vela

How Are We Going to Vote?

While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels

"...party. In response to a draft of the first stimulus package, Trump said, "They had things – levels of..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

U.S. Senate Debate Closes Upbeat Texas Dem Convention

M.J. Hegar and Royce West seize the center

"...On the pandemic, and additional federal stimulus: Hegar said re-opening must be done carefully, and..."

June 8, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Council Recap: Strategies for Keeping Austin Workers Safe

City Council tackles reopenings, relief funds, and more

"...well as to highlight what safety-net options, such as federal unemployment benefits or local pandemic relief, may be available..."

May 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Stay Home, Go Slow, Be Resilient, Ask for Help

City Hall extends eviction freeze, earmarks relief funds, and more

"...nonprofits, and childcare centers. About $18 million of the federal stimulus money Austin will receive ($170.8 million) from the..."

May 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: A Plan for Better Preparedness

Council to consider a communitywide "resiliency plan"

"...for the city to rapidly distribute $18 million in federal stimulus money it will get through the CARES Act...."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Local Nonprofits Adapt to Help People Survive Domestic Violence During COVID-19

Seeking shelter when home isn't safe

"...are probably not going to have access to the stimulus funds that the federal government is giving," she told..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 5)

"...provides 120 days of eviction relief for tenants in federally backed housing, which means tenants in this category can't..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

First Nonprofits Receive RISE Funds

$5.6 million in grants to aid Austinites during COVID crisis

"...to help people in Austin who are ineligible for federal stimulus relief, who cannot wait for it to arrive,..."

April 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Scrambles to Get $15 Million to Struggling Austinites

The RISE-ing tide

"...those with incomes at 200% or lower of the federal poverty level (that's $52,400 for a family of four),..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 3)

"...What do I need to do to get my stimulus check of $1,200?..."

April 17, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...money is intended primarily for people left behind by federal relief packages, or who simply need more help than..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Adjusts to Life Without Gigs

Creative pivots, City Council relief resolution, and meet Quinn Ryan Curtin!

"...Music Industry Gig Workers will benefit from the new federal stimulus bill, which opens eligibility for new grants and..."

April 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Hunkers Down and Waits as the Pandemic Grows

It’s closing time

"...at the local level, they noted that state and federal action will be required to get extended unemployment assistance,..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Eckhardt: The State of the County Is ...

Thursday address slams Lege, props up local entities

"...pressing problems facing the state. She accused state and federal officials of being unwilling to find ways to finance..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

From Tokyo to Austin

The Japanese argument for the TPP and bullet trains

"...Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, whose "three arrows" of fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms have been extremely controversial...."

Aug. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Klyde Warren Park: 'Think About It Bigger'

As Austin considers Reconnect Austin, a Dallas project gives a taste of what could come

"...city of Dallas bonds, state highway funds, and the federal stimulus built the infrastructure. Roughly $50 million from private..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Point Austin: Help the Hungry

Give thanks, give money, raise your voice

"...That's the bottom line on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro­gram (SNAP, formerly "food stamps"), the..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...• Austin's new federal courthouse opened Dec. 3. The $123 million structure next..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature

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