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Judge upholds Austin ordinance decriminalizing pot
AUSTIN, Texas (The Texas Tribune) - A Travis County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Austin over its 2022 voter-approved ordinance decriminalizing marijuana possession. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the suit in January, alleging Austin was violating state law and promoting “the use of illicit drugs that harm...
Boil water advisory lifted for North Austin neighborhood a week after water main bursts
AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time since last Thursday, an area of North Austin will be able to use water safely. Officials lifted a boil water notice that had been in effect in the Wells Branch area, five days after a contractor broke a water line in the area.
New details emerge about 35-story Luminary condo tower planned for downtown Austin
New details about Luminary, a 35-story luxury residential tower planned for downtown Austin, are surfacing as the proposed project proceeds through the city of Austin's development review process. Developer Northland Living, the sister company of Canadian hospitality and development firm Northland Properties Corp., first announced plans for Luminary in January. The project will join the latest...
Austin Sees Rent Reductions and Slowing Apartment Construction Amid Real Estate Market Shifts
As rents across Austin experience an unexpected dip, the city is witnessing a shift, where rent decreases have ushered in a slowed momentum for new apartment constructions, revealed data from Realtor.com and insights from local experts. Rents in Austin have seen a near 10% reduction from May 2023 to May 2024, with average rent for small to medium apartments at $1,400, while the national median stood at $1,700, as noted by KVUE.
At massive Hill’s Cafe redevelopment, cottage demolition put on hold
Pieces continue to fall into place for a planned mixed-use development at the former site of Hill’s Cafe, though Historic Landmark Commission members put one of those pieces on hold at their most recent meeting in the hopes that a 1940s cottage might find a new home. Commissioners voted...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
For the purposes of this newspaper's two history columns, Austin Answered and Think Texas, honoring Black history is a year round endeavor. Yet it is helpful to reflect on that history more directly as we reflect upon the meaning of Juneteenth, the federal holiday that recognizes the date the Emancipation Proclamation was read by Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston. Texas was the final Confederate state to have the proclamation announced. ...
Presiding judge not dismissing removal petition against Travis County DA José Garza yet
Dib Waldrip, the presiding judge assigned to oversee the petition to remove Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, filed a notice Tuesday morning in response to the state's recent motion to dismiss the case.
Can Austin residents raise chickens if their homeowners association doesn't allow it?
Jennifer Thornal was a poultry science minor at Stephen F. Austin University and a member of the college’s poultry judging team, which ranked chickens at competitions with other universities. Now, raising chickens is one of her dreams. “It's great therapy,” Thronal said. “You get outside, you get to deal...
Texas Democratic Convention drag queen speaker promotes hormone blockers
Self-described “drag queen” Brigitte Bandit, who claims to be a biological female, was a featured speaker at the Texas Democratic Convention on Saturday and told the audience that they had “a duty” to support hormone blockers for transgender children. “Hormone blockers that are medically necessary for more than just trans youth,” Bandit said. “Gender-affirming care […]
TxDOT bought the house next door and left it vacant for 6 months, annoying neighbors
What's it like to have the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as a new neighbor? Some Austin residents north of Hancock Center got to find out this year when the state bought a 700-square-foot home and let it sit vacant for six months. Along the path of I-35 in Central...
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