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The City of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office, in collaboration with the Austin Watershed Protection Department, compassionately closed an encampment within a high flash flood risk area of the Country Club Creek watershed near the intersection of…
AUSTIN - Yesterday, Austin Water crews responded to a failed gate at Longhorn Dam. One of nine Longhorn Dam gates which control lake levels failed in the open position while being inspected and repaired as part of a Capital Improvement Project. This…
AUSTIN - Earlier today, Austin Water crews responded to a failed gate at Longhorn Dam. One of nine Longhorn Dam gates which control lake levels failed in the open position while being inspected and repaired as part of a Capital Improvement Project…
AUSTIN - During scheduled work earlier this afternoon, one of nine gates at Longhorn Dam failed in the open position causing the Lady Bird Lake level to begin dropping. The cause of the failure is under investigation. As of 2 p.m., the water level at…
With a strong cold front moving into Central Texas on Saturday morning and a secondary push of cold air late Saturday into Sunday morning, the City of Austin will open overnight Cold Weather Shelters (CSW) Saturday night, Jan. 18. Cold Weather…
The City of Austin Capital Delivery Services (CDS) invites the community to the next “Building Austin” event, part of a quarterly informational series on Austin infrastructure projects. This event, taking place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb…
The City of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office and its contracted shelter operator, Urban Alchemy, are proud to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Eighth Street Shelter. Since opening in December 2023, the 150-bed shelter has served 485 clients…
The Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center (ATCEOC) has been activated in response to winter weather. Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is coordinating the response to this event with Travis County…
With temperatures forecasted to dip into the 30s overnight Sunday into Monday morning, the City of Austin will open overnight Cold Weather Shelters (CSW) Sunday night, Jan. 5, 2025. Cold Weather Shelters will continue to be available each night…