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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…

The City of Austin is launching its first-ever brand aimed at improving the City’s engagement with and service to the community. The new brand was shaped by feedback from a diverse cross-section of community members and City employees. The Austin…

Austin Energy’s innovative Power Partner Electric Vehicle (PPEV)-managed charging program is expanding to include several electric vehicle models from General Motors (GM). The newly eligible GM models include: Cadillac: Escalade IQ, LYRIQ, OPTIQ and…

City of Austin administrative offices and other municipal facilities will be closed Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, September 2. Some City services will continue to operate as normal…

Date/Time: Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 8 p.m. Parade Starting/Ending Location: 11th Street and Congress Avenue/Cesar Chavez Street and Congress Avenue Tickets: Parade is free and open to the public Event Website: austinpride.org/pride-2025 Join the…

Austin, TX – After months of development, deliberations, and public input, the Austin City Council has adopted a $6.3 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The budget, approved August 14, incorporates the City Manager’s proposed budget and…

The Austin City Council seeks applications from qualified individuals to serve on the eleven-member Sobering Center Local Government Corporation Board of Directors to fill an unexpired Board Member term through December 31, 2026. Applications will…