With temperatures forecasted to dip into the mid-30s early Saturday morning, the City of Austin will open overnight Cold Weather Shelters (CWS) Friday night, Dec. 20. Registration for shelter will occur between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday at One…
In a compassionate effort to support individuals experiencing homelessness, the City of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office (HSO) and its partners successfully transitioned over 100 unhoused residents to housing just in time for the holidays. The…
AUSTIN - Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 184 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Thursday, December 12. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of…
AUSTIN - Austin Water crews are responding to a domestic wastewater overflow from sanitary sewer manhole located near the 5000 block of Creek Bend Drive. Preliminary findings indicate that the manhole overflowed over 100,000 gallons of wastewater…
With temperatures forecasted to dip into the mid-30s overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, the City of Austin will open overnight Cold Weather Shelters (CSW) Tuesday night, Dec. 10, 2024. City staff will continue to monitor weather conditions to…
At the Dec. 4 Public Health Committee meeting, the City of Austin Homeless Strategy Office shared important updates regarding its homelessness services, including significant improvements in the Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter (MYES) exit rate…
Austin Climate Action and Resilience has announced that 50 schools will receive funds to create student-centered projects advancing climate action. A total of $146,000 will be awarded to 54 projects through the Bright Green Future Grants Program.
Get a tune up: Make sure your car is in tip-top shape by tuning up at a mechanic before the winter season hits. Have them check your lights, battery, tire pressure and tread, antifreeze, windshield washer fluid, ignition system, thermostat, exhaust…
AUSTIN - Today, Austin Water released results from a year’s worth of water quality testing as part of a nationwide effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in public…