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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…

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…