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"...are more satellites owned by Starlink, providing space-based internet service, than by all other companies and nations put together,..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature

City Council Contemplates $100 Million Homeless Spending Plan

About half would be to maintain current levels of service

"...presentation at a special called joint meeting of Council’s Public Health and Audit & Finance committees, HSO Director David..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Mobile Court Handling Low-Level Cases for Unhoused Austinites Gets a Big Boost

Two federal grants will fund the program through 2028

"...vital role in the broad array of organizations providing services and care to the city’s unhoused population. And thanks..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Labor Unions Split on Mayoral Race

Why Watson lost out on the Central Labor Council endorsement

"...of organizations was dubbed “Workers for Watson” and included public safety unions Austin EMS Association and the Austin Firefighters..."

Oct. 4, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

In Crowded District 7 Race, Candidates’ Similarities Outweigh Differences

Candidates talk environment, housing options, and public safety

"...created, will leave City Council after 10 years of service...."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How to Protest Like a Pro in Austin

Amid rightward turn in higher ed we still have free speech

"...a 2019 law that turned all outdoor areas of public college campuses in Texas into traditional public forums. “Traditional..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...put out the call for assistance from a victim services counselor. As a crisis counselor with the Austin Police..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Travis County Aims to Allow Defenders at Bail Hearings

The defunct program has faced a two-year uphill battle

"...in an email sent by Travis County’s Justice & Public Safety Executive Vicky Ashley to CAFA stakeholders (excluding Travis..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Transit Cops Near, Cap Metro’s Other Public Safety Personnel Thrive

Safe on the bus

"...scenario that Cap Metro envisioned when it launched the public safety ambassador program in October 2021. A nearby ambassador..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Animal Services to Adopt New Bite Severity Scale

Stressed shelter dogs becoming a public safety issue

"...beleaguered Austin Animal Center, after years of overcrowding, mounting public scrutiny, and a scathing audit released in September, is..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Texas Tribune Is Unionizing

After last summer's layoffs, staff is organizing for stability

"...chilling theory is that the decision was swayed by public institutions that had pulled sponsorships, which make up a..."

Jan. 24, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin Library Services You Might Have Forgotten About

No shortage of fun at library in December

"...At the heart of libraries is a service to be used for the public and by the..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Jencie Tomasek

Interim City Manager Quietly Unveils Budget Proposal

In it: raises, more police funding, and restructuring

"...which clocks in at over 1,000 pages, was made public – but not accessible. A single print-and-bound version of..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: The Case Against Disposable Food Ware

Austinites should be a part of the solution and eliminate plastic, single-use items from the waste stream

"...million tons of waste are generated annually from food service disposables. Austin shares this litter problem – consisting mostly..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Jessica Fleming

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan

Dazed and confused over Zilker

"..."seriously flawed" community engagement hadn't included a survey of "public desire to create an umbrella organization." Afterward, PARD Director..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Will Texas Expand Medical Marijuana Access?

Weed be a lot cooler if we did

"...When the Texas Department of Public Safety announced in January that it would accept new..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Women’s Shelter Closure Delayed, But Dozens of Residents Have Already Left

Outreach starts up in hopes that delay isn’t too little, too late

"...One shelter guest, Tuyet Vo Sang, told City Council’s Public Health Committee on March 8, “I’m hoping that I..."

March 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...infrastructurewise," Marty says. "We've certainly outstripped the capacity for public transit, those kinds of pieces. But the often [over]looked..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

With Cronk Out of The Way, Council Goes For a One-Year Cop Deal

Decision allows voters to consider police oversight in May

"...APA, and Council a better idea of how the public feels about police oversight. Are Austin voters ok with..."

Feb. 16, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Do You Avoid Driving I-35?

The Chamber of Commerce wants more of the same

"...of the Austin American-Statesman this past Monday. As a public service, it's reproduced below. If the QR code still..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...exiting homelessness into housing and pairs them with wraparound services. The Ballad of Cady Lofts..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...waned for most Americans – to the detriment of public health generally and medically vulnerable people specifically. And most..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council to Commit to Supporting Renters’ Rights

Tenant assistance, right to organize on the Oct. 13 agenda

"...administer the program, which will offer a variety of services to low- to moderate-income tenants throughout the city. Those..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin's Airport Art Program Makes Every Flight a Trip to the Gallery

Got some time at AUS? There's many distractions in plane sight.

"...let's break things down a little. There are two public sections to any major airport: There's the pre-security, unticketed..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cap Metro Says Free Fares “Infeasible” Despite Advocate Push

Hot weather makes free rides more important

"...rides to city-run cooling centers whenever the National Weather Service issued excessive heat advisories at 103 degrees. Before, the..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Approves California Homeless Service Provider Urban Alchemy to Take Over Austin's Downtown Shelter

But nobody seems very happy about it

"...Stanford University, said she has connections in California’s homeless service provider community and the “mixed things” she heard from..."

July 29, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: City Budget Season Continues

A primer on the schedule and the tax rates

"...week. And then the city's most prominent front-line homelessness service provider appears to have imploded (see Austin Sanders' story..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Front Steps Slips and Falls

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

"...three directors had engaged in April conversations with Austin Public Health about the organization's future, and had received the..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004

"...the Homeless since 2004 and has provided other homeless services since 1997, due to chronic underperformance by the organization...."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Chronic underperformance catches up with Front Steps

"...the Homeless since 2004 and has provided other homelessness services since 1997...."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

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