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New Data Center Planned for Lockhart in 2028

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Only a few weeks after Austin City Council passed a resolution ...
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Austin Resource Recovery not meeting Zero Waste goals, audit says

In 2009, Austin became the first city in Texas to adopt a Zero Waste Strategic Plan. The plan set a goal of diverting 90 percent of waste away from landfills and incinerators by 2040. But Austin is ...
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Austin drops AI surveillance cameras from consideration as residents raise privacy concerns

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. The city of Austin is no longer considering using artificial ...
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Legislature watchers report to Council

Austin’s Intergovernmental Relations Officer Carrie Rogers briefed Council Tuesday and expressed optimism about what might happen in the current special session of the Texas Legislature, which started ...
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Austin’s airport set to move ahead with $865 million terminal expansion

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Austin growth is slowing, increasingly driven by international migration, as Hispanic and Black residents leave

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. In 2022, Austin had just broken into the top 10 largest cities in ...
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West side District 10 candidates do not agree on much

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. There are just two candidates running for the District 10 City Council ...
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Council settles on tax rate election, with more amendments to come

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. After a marathon public comment session yesterday that lasted from 10am ...
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Travis County will turn family’s ranch into 1,500 acres of public parkland

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Travis County commissioners plan to add about 1,500 acres to the county ...
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Travis County Establishes Flood Relief Fund, Volunteer Center

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Law enforcement officials and volunteers clear up mountains of debris ...
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City makes initial moves for Palm Park makeover with Shelter House restoration

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Plans to restore the 92-year-old Palm Park Shelter House cleared an ...
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Council approves maximum tax rate increase in preparation for possible election

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. At a public hearing Thursday, City Council took the first step toward a ...