'Taxation without representation' | Lost Creek residents sue Austin over property taxes post-disannexation
Property owners in the Lost Creek neighborhood are suing the city, alleging they're still paying property taxes despite ...
Hill Country city could become home to gas-powered AI data center
The data center project, proposed on a 200-acre site in south San Marcos, could be operational sometime in 2026.
Austin promised to take a look at burying power lines. Now what?
The "Undergrounding Feasibility Study" is expected to go before some council members at next month's Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting. The "Overhead Hardening Study" is expected to be ...
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Austin to overhaul how it regulates Airbnbs and other short-term rentals
The city has proposed rules to make it hard to run a short-term rental without a city-issued license. Third-party data suggests thousands of owners rent out their homes without one.
From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
Austin's iconic Willie Nelson mural faces demolition for new high-rise development
Although the iconic mural on East 7th Street is being demolished, it's not exactly the end of the road for Willie yet.
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Planning a City Without Zoning? Houston's Surprising Approach
No zoning, no problem? Learn how Houston manages land use and affordable housing without the zoning rules that govern other major U.S. cities. Free market or careful planning? You decide.
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City considers new STR rules requiring oversight from platforms
The city’s proposed overhaul of regulations for short-term rental properties could tighten licensing requirements, impose new restrictions on ownership, and shift enforcement responsibilities onto ...