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Council approves initiative that aims to protect renters from hidden fees

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Over opposition from the Austin Apartment Association, City Council ...
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Austin’s airport is getting a new concourse and 20 more gates but not until the 2030s

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) is gearing up to add at ...
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C3 announces ACL Fest economic impact, with $7.2M donated to parks improvements

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. In a clear sign of the resilience of outdoor music festivals after the ...
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Proposed changes to the city’s ethics commission falter

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. A proposal to reenvision the city’s ethics commission as an independent ...
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County commissioners approve tax rate election to raise $75M for child care

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. The Travis County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to place a tax rate ...
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Austin apartments boomed and rents went down. Now, some builders are dismantling the cranes.

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Ben Schwertner won’t pay next month’s rent. The 28-year-old from ...
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Austin’s airport set to move ahead with $865 million terminal expansion

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. A centerpiece of the largest-ever expansion of Austin-Bergstrom ...
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Vela reflects on his first term and looks to the future

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. “Passing those, seeing them launch and, more importantly, seeing ...
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Jesús Garza disputes allegation that he violated city ethics rule

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Consultants hired to investigate an ethics complaint against former ...
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East Austin’s ‘wishbone’ bridge takes shape as concrete beams almost span Lady Bird Lake

This website is no longer being updated. Sign up for our newsletter and learn more about our new direction at AustinCurrent.org. Massive concrete beams now extend over the water at the east end of ...
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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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Cisco’s gets a $50,000 grant to preserve the restaurant’s history

Cisco’s Restaurant, Bakery & Bar has been serving classic Tex-Mex dishes like huevos rancheros and migas to Austin residents since 1950. Now, 74 years later, the restaurant has received $50,000 as ...