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, Building Services, City Clerk, Civil Rights, Downtown Austin Community Court, Equity Office, Fleet, Forensic Science, Government Relations, Information Security, Labor Relations, Law, Chief Medical Officer, Municipal Court, Project Connect, and the Resilience Office.
| Office | Cell | |
| CPIO | media@austintexas.gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-2220 | |
| Memi Cárdenas | 512-974-1864 | 512-619-8885 |
| David Ochsner | 512-974-7925 | 512-626-0788 |
| Erik Johnson | 512-974-9410 | |
| 3-1-1 | CICInformation@austintexas.gov | |
| Brynn McCurley | 737-747-8674 | |
| Matilda Sanchez-Vichique | 512-762-6250 | |
| Marisa Potter | 512-751-6472 | |
| Animal Services | Animal.Media@austintexas.gov | |
| Zack Price | 512-978-0525 | |
| Auditor | ||
| Patricia Fraga | 512-974-2570 | 512-680-1012 |
| Austin Center for Events | DSDMedia@austintexas.gov | |
| Maggie Holman | 512-978-4656 | 737-262-4163 |
| Robbie Searcy | 512-974-9737 | 512-538-4405 |
| Stephanie Sanchez | 512-978-4697 | 512-423-5677 |
| 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 | |
| Jose Emperador | 512-972-2140 | 504-994-9996 |
| Martin Barbosa | 512-972-0119 | 806-341-5877 |
| Erik Luna | 512-972-0398 | 512-538-3737 |
| Scott Sticker | 512-972-0226 | 512-757-2214 |
| Austin Resource Recovery | arr.sidpiomedia@austintexas.gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-1800 | |
| Keri Greenwalt | 512-974-7847 | 512-693-9596 |
| Paul Bestgen | 512-974-1025 | |
| Bailey Grimmett | 512-974-1963 | |
| Aviation (Austin-Bergstrom International Airport) | ||
| On-Call PIO | AUSMedia@FlyAustin.com | 512-715-4287 |
| Kimmie Hey | ||
| Capital Delivery Services | CDSPIO@austintexas.gov | |
| Main Media Line | 512-974-7111 | |
| Andres "A.C." Cantu | 512-928-2017 | 720-257-9895 |
| Communications and Technology Management | ||
| Tiare Nichols | 512-974-8078 | |
| Convention Center | accd.media@austintexas.gov | |
| Derick Hackett | 512-404-4020 | |
| Development Services (including Code Compliance) | DSDMedia@austintexas.gov | |
| Maggie Holman | 512-978-4656 | 737-262-4163 |
| Robbie Searcy | 512-974-9737 | 512-538-4405 |
| Stephanie Sanchez | 512-978-4697 | 512-423-5677 |
| Economic Development | EDD@austintexas.gov | |
| Carlos Soto | 512-974-9313 | |
| Emergency Medical Service | EMSPIO@austintexas.gov | |
| Non-Breaking News | 512-972-7272 | |
| Breaking News | 512-802-0012 | |
| Captain Christa Stedman | 512-972-7218 | 737-990-6796 |
| Equity Office | ||
| Natalie Hulsey | 512-974-9110 | |
| Financial Services Department | ||
| Kimberly Moore | 512-974-2553 | |
| Fire Department | FirePIO@AustinTexas.Gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-0150 | |
| Emergency Incident Info | 512-949-8942 | |
| Tara Long | 512-974-0151 | 737-281-6103 |
| Thayer Smith | 512-974-0133 | |
| Homeland Security & Emergency Management | ||
| On-Call PIO | 512-974-0599 | |
| Sara Henry | 512-554-7508 | |
| Billy Callis | 503-997-2701 | |
| David Wiechmann | 936-234-2711 | |
| Homeless Strategy Office | ||
| Chrisola Webb | 512-550-7041 | |
| Housing Department | ||
| Veronica Samo | 512-978-1891 | 512-213-9049 |
| Kasi Jackson | 512-974-2243 | 512-902-4717 |
| Tamarind Phinisee | 512-974-2271 | 737-291-9260 |
| Human Resources | ||
| Deborah Jennings | 512-974-2860 | |
| Office of Police Oversight | ||
| Sara Peralta | 512-978-1565 | |
| 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 |
| Dan Manco | 512-974-9446 | 718-938-3089 |
| Planning Department | ||
| Caleb Pritchard | 512-560-8547 | |
| Police Department | Police3@AustinTexas.Gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-5017 | |
| On-Call PIO / After Hours | 512-974-8105 | |
| Lisa Cortinas | 512-974-5072 | |
| Rodolfo Maya | 512-974-5033 | |
| Sadot Azzua | 512-974-6215 | |
| Clara Ash | 512-974-6244 | |
| Jose Mendez | 512-974-5193 | |
| Public Health | APHmedia@austintexas.gov | |
| Jen Samp | 512-972-6115 | 737-610-9222 |
| William Malm | 512-972-5259 | 737-262-9633 |
| Alyssa Armstrong | 512-578-5093 | |
| Public Library | ||
| Baylor Johnson | 512-974-7319 | |
| Small and Minority Business Resources | ||
| Eddie Bynog | 512-974-7677 | |
| Evelin Garcia | 512-974-7612 | |
| Sustainability | ||
| Shannon Stewart | 512-974-2341 | |
| Transportation & Public Works | TPWMedia@austintexas.gov | |
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-8000 | |
| Jeff Stensland | 512-978-1511 | |
| Jack Flagler | 512-978-1631 | 207-776-9791 |
| Cristal Corrales | 512-974-7241 | |
| Brad Cesak | 512-978-1566 | |
| Watershed Protection | ||
| Main PIO Media Line | 512-974-1450 | |
| Susan Garnett | 512-974-7064 | |
| Stephanie Lott | 512-974-2799 | |
| Joan Esquivel | 512-974-3371 |