If you are a reporter in need of assistance with a story, please check the following list of media relations contacts for all City departments. To email a public information officer, click the link on their name listed below.
Contact the Communications and Public Information Office (CPIO) for information on the following departments:
City Manager’s Office, Budget, Building Services, City Clerk, Civil Rights, Community Court, Fleet, Forensic Science, Government Relations, Information Security, Innovation, Labor Relations, Law, Medical Officer, Municipal Court, Project Connect, and the Resilience Office.
For media inquiries related to the winter weather response please call 512-974-0639.
| Office | Cell | |
| CPIO | media@austintexas.gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-2220 | |
| Andy Tate | 512-974-1864 | 512-956-7930 |
| Yasmeen Hassan | 512-974-7925 | 737-443-9550 |
| Shelley Parks | 512-974-6731 | 512-699-9281 |
| 311 | ||
| Patty Martinez | 512-972-9868 | 512-736-2732 |
| Matilda Sanchez-Vichique | 512-972-9806 | 512-762-6250 |
| Marisa Potter | 512-972-9802 | 512-751-6472 |
| Animal Services | ||
| Kelsey Cler | 512-978-0586 | |
| Auditor | ||
| Patricia Fraga | 512-974-2570 | 512-680-1012 |
| Austin Center for Events | ||
| Tara Long | 512-978-1720 | 512-944-3148 |
| Maggie Holman | 512-978-4656 | 214-477-1449 |
| Austin Energy | Communications@AustinEnergy.com | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-322-6514 | |
| Marissa Monroy | 512-322-6004 | 915-355-5854 |
| Jennifer Herber | 512-505-3576 | 512-299-1740 |
| Matthew Mitchell | 512-567-1439 | |
| Austin Water | awpublicinformation@austintexas.gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-972-0499 | |
| Geneva Guerrero | 512-974-2461 | 512-992-9346 |
| Emlea Chanslor | 512-972-0145 | 512-350-8410 |
| Erik Luna | 512-972-0398 | 512-538-3737 |
| Scott Sticker | 512-972-0226 | 512-757-2214 |
| Aviation (ABIA/AUS) | AUSMedia@FlyAustin.com | |
| On-Call PIO | 512-715-4287 | |
| Sam Haynes (Interim Manager) | ||
| Bailey Grimmett | ||
| Elizabeth Ferrer | ||
| Code | ||
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-9222 | |
| Isis Lopez | 512-974-3649 | 512-705-5638 |
| Veneza Bremner | 512-596-7439 | |
| Tara Long | 512-765-3804 | 512-765-3804 |
| Communications and Technology Management | ||
| Kate Wilson | 512-974-9058 | |
| Convention Center | ||
| Terri McBride | 512-404-4020 | |
| Derick Hackett | 512-404-4021 | |
| Corridor Program Office | ||
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-4276 | |
| Lauren Ramirez | 512-974-7898 | |
| Jessica Engelhardt | ||
| Development Services | ||
| Robbie Searcy | 512-974-9737 | 512-417-3281 |
| Maggie Holman | 512-978-4656 | 214-477-1449 |
| Economic Development | EDD@austintexas.gov | |
| Veronica Samo | 512-974-7636 | 512-213-9049 |
| Morgan Messick | ||
| Emergency Medical Service | EMSPIO@austintexas.gov | |
| Non-Breaking News | 512-972-7272 | |
| Breaking News | 512-802-0012 | |
| Captain Darren Noak | 512-972-7205 | 737-990-6795 |
| Captain Christa Stedman | 512-972-7218 | 737-990-6796 |
| Equity Office | ||
| Enakshi Ganguly | 512-978-1569 | |
| Financial Services (including Real Estate) | ||
| Sarah Torchin | 512-974-7141 | 512-825-2929 |
| Briana Gowing (Telecomms & Regulatory Affairs) | 512-974-7741 | 512-550-6106 |
| Fire Department | FirePIO@AustinTexas.Gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-0150 | |
| Emergency Incident Info | 512-949-8942 | |
| Michelle Tanzola | 512-974-0151 | |
| Lisa Cortinas | 512-974-5072 | |
| Homeland Security & Emergency Management | ||
| Winter Weather Response | 512-974-0639 | |
| On-Call PIO | 512-974-0599 | |
| Sara Henry | 512-974-0470 | 512-554-7508 |
| Housing and Planning | ||
| Kasi Jackson | 512-974-2243 | 512-902-4717 |
| Human Resources | ||
| Deborah Jennings | 512-974-2860 | |
| Office of Police Oversight | ||
| Sara Peralta | 512-974-6034 | |
| Parks and Recreation Department | ||
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-6723 | |
| John Nixon | 512-974-2464 | 512-786-7794 |
| Kanya Lyons | 512-974-6589 | 737-900-7059 |
| Police Department | Police3@AustinTexas.Gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-5017 | |
| On-Call PIO / After Hours | 512-974-8105 | |
| Brandon Jones | 512-924-9405 | 512-924-9405 |
| Saul Gray | 512-974-5348 | 512 457-1716 |
| Rodolfo Maya | 512-924-0160 | |
| Public Health | APHmedia@austintexas.gov | |
| Jen Samp | 512-972-6115 | 737-610-9222 |
| William Malm | 512-972-5259 | 737-262-9633 |
| Chrisola Webb (Homelessness) | 512-550-7041 | |
| Public Library | ||
| Baylor Johnson | 512-974-7319 | |
| Public Works Department | PWDpio2@austintexas.gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-7111 | |
| Kyle Carvell | 512-974-7139 | 512-574-5144 |
| Emily Smith | 512-974-6512 | |
| Cheyenne Dolin | 512-974-6541 | |
| Resource Recovery | ||
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-1800 | |
| Keri Greenwalt | 512-974-7847 | 512-693-9596 |
| Paul Bestgen | 512-974-1025 | |
| Alyssa Armstrong | 512-974-4322 | |
| Small and Minority Business Resources | ||
| Eddie Bynog | 512-974-7677 | |
| Sustainability | ||
| Shannon Stewart | 512-974-2341 | |
| Transportation | ||
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-8000 | |
| Jeff Stensland | 512-978-1511 | |
| Jack Flagler | 512-978-1631 | 207-776-9791 |
| Watershed Protection | ||
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-1450 | |
| Susan Garnett | 512-974-7064 | |
| Stephanie Lott | 512-974-2799 | 512-298-8282 |
| Joan Esquivel | 512-974-3371 | |
| Jennifer Olohan | 512-974-3352 | 737-262-9509 |