Austin Current

In a city with infamous traffic, a recent survey shows fewer people in Austin are driving alone to work. But there’s more work ahead as @austintexasgov pushes for more people to ditch cars for other ways of getting around, @andreeball reports. austincurrent.org/2026/05/12/tra…

Austin arts leaders say the city wrongly withheld millions of dollars from the Art In Public Places program for years by using an incorrect formula to determine how much money was distributed. From @_AustinCurrent: kut.org/life-arts/2026…

As @austintexasgov works to close its budget deficit, a crucial housing voucher program could be on the chopping block. But at a time when the city is increasing homeless encampment clean-ups, it’s unclear where the program’s nearly 400 residents could go. austincurrent.org/2026/05/11/aus…

The @austintexasgov Arts Commission has accused the city of withholding millions of dollars for public art by using the wrong funding formula. austincurrent.org/2026/05/08/aus…

After city staff members and some @austintexasgov City Council members raised alarm bells the city is now reconsidering its planned IT consolidation and how quickly it will move forward. austincurrent.org/2026/05/06/tex…

After three years of studying, planning, securing funding, finding land and drumming up support, the Del Valle Food Co-Op expects to open a grocery store this fall in a community that has long gone without one. austincurrent.org/2026/05/07/del…

#BREAKING: @AustinISD is under investigation for the third time this year by @TXAG Ken Paxton, this time over compliance with a state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. austincurrent.org/2026/05/07/tex…

An unspecified number of campus positions could be eliminated as part of a proposed plan for next school year that will change class sizes, bilingual and special education stipends, and planning time, @AustinISD leaders said late Tuesday night. austincurrent.org/2026/05/05/aus…

Harris Elementary is one of the first schools to undergo a full renovation under AISD's 2022 bond program. Despite rising construction costs, the project managed to come in $8 million under budget, @acacia_coronado reports. austincurrent.org/2026/05/05/ais…

🧵While members identified more than $750 million in urgent projects, an unexpected request from @austintexasgov City Council members on April 20 to cut the package in half means many projects risk being left out of the final proposal. (3/3) austincurrent.org/2026/05/04/tex…

🧵@austintexasgov’s citizen-appointed bond election advisory task force has spent the past 18 months identifying Austin’s most pressing capital improvement projects and is expected to finalize its recommendations today. (2/3) austincurrent.org/2026/05/04/tex…

🧵@austintexasgov is in the midst of deciding whether to put a bond proposal before voters. It’d be the first time residents would be asked to approve funding through a property tax increase since the defeat of Proposition Q last fall. (1/3) austincurrent.org/2026/05/04/tex…

More than 1 in 5 @AustinISD students now are identified as dyslexic, higher than any other major urban Texas district. District leaders and experts attribute the surge to state policy changes, improved testing, educator training and increased awareness. austincurrent.org/2026/05/04/aus…