Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Troopers on the Move: The Texas Department of Public Safety's Austin Violent..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature

Downtown Salvation Army to Close for Good in Two Weeks

Nonprofit plans to sell the property, offered little advance notice

"...The Salvation Army will permanently close its Downtown shelter at..."

Feb. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...meeting on February 3 was a subdued affair. Icy weather forced 10 of the Council members to attend the..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...The staff members employed by Front Steps – the nonprofit..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...For the first time in a decade, voters in Texas'..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Data Shows Slightly Fewer Unhoused Austinites

Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) releases new report

"...Responding to calls for updated data, the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) released..."

May 21, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Good Camp, Bad Camp: Council Mulls Sanctioned Sites for the Unsheltered

Helping end homelessness, or just managing public space?

"...Austin’s poor and vulnerable live in makeshift camps around the city, made legal in 2019 as the city rethought..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Red Team Comeback?

Races south, west of town too close for Democrats' comfort

"...The ultimate goal for Texas Democrats is to flip the..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Local Leaders Scramble to Get a Complete Census

Count every one

"...Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters, millions across the country..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...2021 spending plan includes $11.3 million in cuts to the Austin Police Department's base budget, of which $3.2 million..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Counters "Camp Abbott" With Plan to Convert a South Austin Motel Into a Low-Barrier Shelter

"...Council will likely set aside $8 million to purchase the Rodeway Inn motel at Oltorf and I-35 to repurpose..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Questions Abound as New Campground, Shelter Plans Announced

Helping address homelessness, or delaying real solutions?

"...near Montopolis Drive and U.S. 183 as a space for people experiencing homelessness to camp – despite national and..."

Nov. 7, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall

More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead

"...When Arlene Page learned the tent she shared with her boyfriend Philip Mitchell had..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Leaders Move Forward With Homeless Aids

Homelessness: not a crime, not a picnic

"...when William Sherrard wakes up, his friends already have the radio tuned to NewsRadio KLBJ, where they frequently hear..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Community First! Village Honored With Homelessness Memorial

Statues hope to humanize an often stigmatized community

"...Saturday morning, May 18, House the Homeless (HtH) – the state’s oldest volunteer-run advocacy organization..."

May 19, 2019 News Post by Lilli Hime

Council Set to OK New Contract for Downtown Homeless Shelter

Council ready to take next (Front) Steps

"...City Council returns to the dais today, Thursday, Jan. 31. It'll be interesting to..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...The biggest stories of any year in Austin tend to..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Next Shot at Ending Homelessness

Thanks to an infusion of philanthropic cash, the city and its iTeam embark on a new effort

"...be like this," says Judy, who last lived on the street back in the Eighties. "I was having a..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

ARCH Support

Eradicating homelessness requires a system

"...Austin is at a pivotal moment in the struggle to eradicate homelessness. As the city's contract with..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

A Nightmare for DREAMers

Ending DACA affects an estimated 124,000 Texans

"...Homeless on the streets of Guatemala, Edilsa Lopez, her mother,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...City Council next meets Jan. 28, when there will be plenty to do: dozens of contracts, PUD..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature

Public Notice: Tracking the Major Arcana

Planning Commission took votes related to Planned Unit Developments and Neighborhood Plan Contact Teams

"...was a tough call Tuesday night. While half of the town's planning wonks were down at the CodeNEXT public..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Nowhere to Go

The struggles of homeless teenagers and young adults often go overlooked in Austin

"...ended up stuck at an Austin-area Greyhound bus station. For a day and a half, she brainstormed how to..."

Nov. 6, 2015 News Feature by Makeda Easter

Follow the Money

City attempts to keep up with growing need for services

"...As Council prepared for the FY 2016 budget discussion, a number of groups..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

News Roundup: Use of Force, Apartments, & TNCs

Jury awards $1M in civil rights suit; SOI ordinance halted

"...Austin landlords can refuse to accept Section 8 vouchers, for now; and the Lege contemplates letting Uber and Lyft..."

March 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Hunting for Housing

Landlord lawsuit and housing research frame housing crisis

"...As promised by the Texas Apartment Association earlier this month, a state legislator..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Counting Austin's Homeless

Austin nonprofit will contribute to nationwide count

"...Ending Community Homelessness Coalition is recruiting 300 additional volunteers to count Austin’s..."

Dec. 30, 2014 News Post by Michael King

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...No, the list of candidates for the new 10-1 City Council..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Actually Making It Better

HRC joins LifeWorks in helping LGBT homeless youth

"...populated by LGBTQ characters, conventional thinking has it that the civil rights struggle has finally reached one of its..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Still Looking for a Home

Austin searches once again for a comprehensive solution for homelessness

"...$75,407.41 worth of emergency medical care, and you paid for it. Patient No. 1 does not have a home,..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

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