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Austin and Central Texas, Monitored. Austin reopens applications for people who need help paying rent. Lee esta historia en español Low-income renters struggling to afford their monthly rent can now apply to get help from the city.
Kirk Watson, who first led the city two decades ago, is elected …
Lee esta historia en español. By a razor-thin margin, Austin voters chose Kirk Watson as the city’s next mayor, electing him to navigate soaring housing costs and contentious fights playing out over how to build for the city’s growing population. Watson squeaked out a win with just 886 more votes than his opponent, state Rep. Celia Israel, in a runoff election Tuesday.
Confidently taking our next step forward - Austin Monitor
Monday, November 27, 2023 by Joel Gross. The Austin Monitor’s first big step forward came nearly two years ago when we removed our paywall and made our articles and resources free and fully accessible to the entire community. This was a big change for our small but mighty news organization and, frankly, it was risky.
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City urges high-risk people to avoid gatherings as Austin moves …
2022年1月7日 · Lee esta historia en español. Austin and Travis County are back at the highest stage of Austin Public Health’s Covid-19 community risk guidance as the omicron variant of the coronavirus has caused a surge of new infections and hospitalizations. The…
Notley/Monitor Poll: Most Austinites think the city is headed in the ...
2022年7月11日 · Earlier this summer, the Austin Monitor set out to poll Austinites’ opinions on the most important issues facing the city and how well local government is addressing them. Over the course of this week, we’ll highlight what residents have told us about the city’s growth, challenges, governance and public safety.
Austin economy seeing ‘growth surge’ coming out of pandemic
2021年11月24日 · Austin economy seeing ‘growth surge’ coming out of pandemic. Driven by strong job growth, in-migration and the ongoing supply of federal stimulus funds, the Austin area is experiencing a “growth surge” that economists expect to continue for the foreseeable future. That was the main message at a recent economic forecast presentation ...
The average monthly rent in Austin is now $1,500 ... - Austin Monitor
2021年10月8日 · Unless something changes, the result is, well, rapidly increasing rent prices.“Without a doubt, it is the fastest growth rate in the last six or eight months that we've experienced at any time, as long as I've been tracking growth in Austin, which has been some 25, 30 years,” Heimsath said.
November is coming, and endorsements for mayor are rolling in
2022年9月8日 · November is coming, and endorsements for mayor are rolling in. Thursday, September 8, 2022 by Jo Clifton. ’ Tis the season for endorsements in races for Austin mayor and City Council seats for the Nov. 8 election. So far, all of the major labor organizations that are endorsing have endorsed Sen. Kirk Watson, a former Austin mayor.
Notley/Monitor Poll: Lack of affordability tops list of Austin’s most ...
2022年7月12日 · Housing costs are among many factors contributing to affordability. Between May 2021 and May 2022, the average home sale price in the city rose 18 percent to $667,000, and the average monthly rent in the Austin area rose 13.6 percent to $1,673, according to the latest market reports from the Austin Board of Realtors and ApartmentData.com.