A proposed city budget for the next fiscal year calls for about $5.1 million in cuts to social services contracts and increasing the police budget by nearly $25 million.
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Why this new affordable condo community in East Austin only has one parking spot
From the outside, the Ivory, located at the intersection of Chicon and East 14th Streets, looks like an ordinary residential building. Windows and balconies look out onto the street below with unoccupied commercial space making up the bottom floor. But with the exception of one handicap spot, the building does not have onsite parking. When […]
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As bus drivers threaten to strike, CapMetro board member urges more pressure on management
With the possibility of a transit strike shutting down virtually all fixed-route bus service in Austin, a CapMetro board member joined transit workers Monday in calling on the agency to push harder for a labor agreement. Meanwhile, an executive with Keolis, the private contractor which operates most of CapMetro’s bus service, acknowledged to KUT News […]
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With a CapMetro strike on the table, workers say better training would improve bus service
CapMetro is on the brink of its first strike in almost two decades. The last walkout, in 2008, lasted three days.
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A new homeless navigation center is coming to North Austin
For people experiencing homelessness in North Austin, accessing food, shelter or a shower can mean taking the bus to downtown or South Austin. A new navigation center is set to open this summer near the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and Rundberg Lane. It aims to bring those services to the city’s north side. The […]
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Austin ISD postpones districtwide boundary changes, says more school closures are possible
The Austin Independent School District is postponing most of its districtwide school boundary realignment changes until the 2028-29 school year. The new plan could include closing more schools in the next couple of years, though which ones is unclear. The district first mentioned a plan to realign attendance zones in 2025, but it was postponed after […]
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Austin City Council has been voting in secret for years, despite the city’s claims of transparency
Austin Energy says Austin City Council members have taken secret votes for years on matters involving the publicly owned utility, and that those votes don’t appear in any public record. The disclosure only came after KUT News reviewed more than 1,000 City Council meetings and challenged the utility’s claim that such votes “ARE indicated in […]
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East Austin neighborhood’s water samples exceed regulatory limits for lead, other heavy metals
A new University of Texas at Austin study found several water samples collected from the Austin’s Colony neighborhood in far East Austin exceeded regulatory guidelines for lead, iron, manganese and other heavy metals. The study was peer-reviewed and published in the nonprofit science journal PLOS late last month. The findings are among the first third-party, in-depth data […]
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Austin ISD reduces its budget by $205 million for the 2026-27 school year
The Austin Independent School District board was planning to discuss and vote on around $185 million in cuts to its next budget. But a last-second change raised that number to $205 million. The budget was approved on a vote of seven to one. One trustee abstained. During a last-minute conversation, trustees amended the budget to […]
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Austin Wildlife Rescue stops accepting some animals due to screwworm quarantine
The Texas Animal Health Commission is enforcing a quarantine for warm-blooded animals in 10 counties across the state due to a rise in New World screwworm cases. Austin Wildlife Rescue announced it is now unable to bring in rescued animals from the affected areas. The counties listed in the quarantine are Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, La Salle, Sutton, Uvalde, […]
