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City touts ongoing success in one-year update on micromobility program tweaks

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Last April, Austin made changes to its micromobility program, cutting ...
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Cap Metro to shelve 46 new electric buses for a year after manufacturer bankruptcy

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority will put 46 brand-new ...
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New Data Center Planned for Lockhart in 2028

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Only a few weeks after Austin City Council passed a resolution ...
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City facing a $33 million deficit for 2026

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Given current conditions, the city’s budget analysts are projecting a ...
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Study reveals elevated levels of tire and road microplastics in Austin’s reservoirs

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. A study from the University of Texas indicates a higher concentration ...
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Council looks to expand AI policies, examine energy and water needs for data centers

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Later this week, City Council will consider a substantial expansion of ...
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Council passes budget, triggering tax rate election

After a long and often procedurally-confusing meeting that stretched into the better part of two days, Council passed a $6.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 based on a tax rate 5 cents above the ...
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Downtown Historic Resource Survey eyes seven new districts eligible for designation

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. The city’s Historic Preservation Office is putting the finishing ...
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Cap Metro stops shift to all-electric bus fleet

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Capital Metro is slamming the brakes on an ambitious goal of ...
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Report finds slashed site plan review times, with further improvements on tap

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. An analysis of the city’s ongoing work to improve its widely criticized ...
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Fed rate cut could help city jump start stalled redevelopment projects

City staff expressed optimism on Wednesday that improvements in capital markets could create positive momentum for stalled redevelopment projects on a variety of city parcels. At a briefing to City ...
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Council approves maximum tax rate increase in preparation for possible election

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. At a public hearing Thursday, City Council took the first step toward a ...