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Next week, November 3-7, 2025, Austin Municipal Court (AMC) will celebrate Municipal Court Week. Municipal Court Week is an annual statewide celebration of the dedicated work of municipal court staff and the public services they provide. “At Austin…
The City of Austin announced today that Stuart Reilly will be the new General Manager of Austin Energy. Reilly, who was selected after a national search, officially assumes the title on November 2, 2025. Reilly currently serves as Austin Energy’s…
Austin Energy is taking a major step forward in meeting the City’s climate and reliability goals, agreeing to a large-scale battery storage contract with Jupiter Power to provide up to 100 megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale battery storage…
Date/Time: Saturday, October 25, 2025 from noon to 6 p.m. Parade Starting/Ending Location: 6th Street, starting at Neches Street, to the festival grounds at Congress Avenue and 4th Street Tickets: The event is free and open to the public Event…
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Travis County Judge Andy Brown have issued disaster declarations following Governor Greg Abbott renewing the state-wide disaster declaration due to elevated fire weather conditions. “Austin now ranks fifth in the nation…
The City of Austin is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to encourage parents and guardians to talk with their teens about safe driving practices during National Teen Driver…
The City of Austin has made significant progress in addressing homelessness in Austin and Travis County, according to the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition’s (ECHO) 2025 State of the System report. The annual report provides a comprehensive…
Austin Energy is celebrating Public Power Week Oct. 5-11, along with approximately 2,000 other community-powered, not-for-profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 55 million Americans. “As a public power provider, Austin…
Late Friday evening, the City of Austin and the Austin Firefighters Association reached a tentative agreement on a four-year labor contract. The tentative agreement includes the following key elements: Pay increases for firefighters in all four years…