City Services

The Fiscal Surety Office accepts, monitors, and releases fiscal surety payments for improvements to environmental, health, safety controls, and public infrastructure.

Is your home or business at risk for flooding? Our staff is available to meet with you and discuss your situation and strategies to reduce damages. Email us or call 512-974-2843.

Is your property in a floodplain? Find out using FloodPro, an online tool that shows floodplain maps, models, rainfall amounts, elevation certificates and floodplain map revision information. Questions? Call 512-974-2843 or send an email.

Need hydrologic or hydraulic models for your project area? What about associated shapefiles or floodplain delineation? Please use FloodPro, an online tool. Questions? 512-974-2843 or send an email.

Due to State of Texas Legislation No. SB582

1. Registration is no longer required for food handlers. EHSD will no longer accept applications.
2. Training that is accredited by the State or ANSI is still required for food handlers.

Food Handler Requirements

General Permits are a specific type of site development review, permitting, and inspection process for City of Austin Departments and Franchised Utilities. General Permits allow infrastructure improvements, maintenance, and new installations on City of Austin-owned property or within easements dedicated to the City of Austin.

A range of resources provided by City, County, and community partners are available to help City of Austin and area residents and businesses who may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access information about the City of Austin's Boards and Commissions, including meeting documents, members, and meeting locations.

Access the Council Meeting Information Center to access information about the City Council, its meetings and its entities.

Owned and operated by the City of Austin, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is the second-fastest growing, mid-sized airport in the United States.

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Contact  3-1-1 to have graffiti removed on public property. For more information, see Graffiti Removal. If you see graffiti in progress, call 9-1-1.

The Greater Austin Crime Commission was formed in order to help the Austin Police Department reduce crime. The commission enables community members to support public safety concerns.

Do you have a complaint about a vehicle for hire? File a complaint online, or download and submit the Ground Transportation Complaint Form.

Want to apply to obtain an operating authority for a limousine, charter, shuttle, airport shuttle, pedicab, or horse-drawn carriage company? Complete and submit a Ground Transportation Ordinance application.

View a list of permitted ground transportation service providers in Austin.

Growth Watch tracks the trends in development by watching new site plans, subdivisions and permits and tracking those. Emerging Projects shows some of the prominent projects in planning or construction phases in and around Austin.

This list shows the mayors in Austin's history in reverse chronological order. It ends with Mayor Edwin Waller, who surveyed the original town site in 1839.

The City has several programs for homeowners needing affordability and renovation assistance to stay in their homes and avoid foreclosure.

Vaccinations are available for children (Shots for Tots), adults (Big Shots), persons needing testing or persons having hepatitis. Seasonal flu shots are also available. For an appointment, call 512-972-5520. View information about immunization clinics.