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Pharr Tennis Center Ribbon Cutting and Artwork Dedication

By Austin News Report | Oct 18, 2023

Join the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Capital Delivery Services Department, the Economic Development Department's Art in Public Places program, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the Burnett “Blondie” Pharr Tennis Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Artwork Dedication on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at 4201 Brookview Rd. This is an outdoor park event. Dress comfortably.

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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion of State Attor­neys Gen­er­al Issu­ing State­ment Con­demn­ing Hamas Attacks on Israel

By Austin News Report | Oct 18, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the attacks by Hamas against Israel. The statement reads as follows:

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Día De Los Muertos and Mexamericon 2023

By Austin News Report | Oct 18, 2023

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) presents the 16th annual celebration of Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead. This beloved tradition brings family and community together to celebrate the lives of our ancestors, family, friends, and public figures. The large-scale festival is on Saturday, November 4 at the Pan American Recreation Center in East Austin. The ESB-MACC, in collaborate with Oakwood Cemetery, the Long Center, and Parks and Recreation facilities, will also offer pop-up events before and after the festival. The events are free and open to the public.

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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Rec­og­nizes Octo­ber As Nation­al Domes­tic Vio­lence Aware­ness Month

By Austin News Report | Oct 16, 2023

For the ninth consecutive year, Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) employees will participate in the Domestic Violence Awareness Month (“DVAM”) “Go Purple Day.” On Thursday, October 19th, OAG employees are encouraged to wear purple in support of survivors and raise awareness of and take a stand against domestic violence.

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Employee Sustainability Spotlight: Darrell Hutchinson

By Austin News Report | Oct 13, 2023

We’re excited to share another Employee Sustainability Spotlight, where we highlight the ways in which employees across the City of Austin organization are centering sustainability in their own lives. Today, we bring you Darrell Hutchinson, a Conservation Biologist with Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division.

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2023 Zilker Holiday Tree Youth Art Contest

By Austin News Report | Oct 10, 2023

The Parks and Recreation Department invites young artists between the ages of 5 and 10 years old to create and enter an original drawing of the Zilker Holiday Tree for the Annual Zilker Holiday Tree Art Contest. Each year, young artists from the Austin area compete to win a special honor. The top three selected artwork winners from each age category, Junior and Senior, will be publicly recognized and the winners will help light the Zilker Holiday Tree!

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Pax­ton Defeats Google’s Efforts to Avoid Trans­fer of Land­mark Antitrust Case Back to Texas

By Austin News Report | Oct 10, 2023

In a key victory for the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated an effort by Google to stop the return to Texas of a critical antitrust case targeting the company’s digital advertising monopoly.

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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Senior Staff Promotions

By Austin News Report | Oct 4, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced several promotions among his senior staff, appointing Suzanna Hupp as Director of Government Relations, James Lloyd as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, and Ryan Walters as Chief of the Special Litigation Division.

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Austin City Limits Music Festival starts Friday: Make a plan to get there

By Austin News Report | Oct 4, 2023

The 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival is just days away, and thousands of music fans will be coming to Zilker Park on October 6-8 and October 13-15. All roads surrounding Zilker Park, including portions of Barton Springs Road, Stratford Drive, Lou Neff Road and Toomey Road will be closed to traffic, but there are plenty of ways to get to the festival.

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New Law Changes Calculations for Parkland Dedication Fees

By Austin News Report | Oct 3, 2023

The 2023 Texas State Legislature passed new regulations on how cities may collect parkland dedication (PLD) fees.

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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Sues Yelp Over Dis­crim­i­na­tion Against Cri­sis Preg­nan­cy Centers

By Austin News Report | Oct 3, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Yelp after the company violated Texas’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by appending inaccurate and misleading language to listings on pregnancy resource centers appearing in the search results on Yelp’s app and website.

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Operation Lone Star Surges Resources To Combat Biden’s Escalating Crisis

By Austin News Report | Oct 3, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry.

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Governor Abbott Proclaims 2023 Manufacturing Week In Texas

By Austin News Report | Oct 2, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength of our state’s manufacturing sector and the role it plays in growing our economy and creating new jobs in communities across Texas by proclaiming October 2-9, 2023 as Manufacturing Week in Texas.

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Governor Abbott Hosts Hungarian President Novák At Governor’s Mansion

By Austin News Report | Sep 26, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott today held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Hungary Katalin Novák and other Hungarian leaders to discuss strengthening and expanding the international economic partnership between Texas and Hungary. Held at the Governor's Mansion in Austin, this was President Novák’s first official visit to Texas and her first meeting with Governor Abbott.

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City of Austin to Require Composting Collection at Multifamily Communities

By Austin News Report | Sep 26, 2023

The City of Austin will require composting collection at all multifamily communities starting in October 2024. The Austin City Council unanimously approved the amendment to the Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO) at its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.

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City of Austin Announces New Director of Austin Resource Recovery

By Austin News Report | Sep 25, 2023

Richard McHale was appointed Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) Director by Austin Interim City Manager Jesús Garza on September 8, 2023. McHale has been serving as Interim Director for the department since former Director Ken Snipes was reassigned to the City’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) in March. Snipes was later appointed as the Director of HSEM.

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State­ment from Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Upon Rein­state­ment as Attor­ney Gen­er­al of Texas

By Austin News Report | Sep 25, 2023

“It is my great honor to be back to work this week. The Office of the Attorney General has redoubled our focus on countless issues facing the state, including opposing illegal immigration, defending election integrity, holding predatory corporations to account, and fighting for the rule of law against the Biden Administration’s executive overreach.

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Governor Abbott Announces Over $3.6 Million In Grants To Panhandle, Concho Valley Veteran Organizations

By Austin News Report | Sep 25, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott today announced 14 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $3.6 million were awarded to 11 organizations in the Panhandle and Concho Valley area as part of the Texas Veterans Commission's (TVC) Big Check Tour. Presented today by TVC, the funding will provide services to more than 3,100 Texas veterans and their families across 60 counties in the FVA Panhandle region.

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Austin City Council accepts $22.9M Safe Streets and Roads for All grant

By Austin News Report | Sep 20, 2023

Yesterday, the Austin City Council voted to appropriate a $22.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for its Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. This marks a key milestone for Austin Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) to begin developing and implementing grant-funded traffic safety projects across the city. The Council also appropriated some City funds from the Fiscal Year 2023 budget as part of the required local match for the grant.

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Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.95 Million In Grants To Dallas-Area Veteran Organizations

By Austin News Report | Sep 20, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott today announced 15 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $2.95 million were awarded to 15 Dallas-area organizations as part of the Texas Veterans Commission's (TVC) Big Check Tour. Presented today by TVC, the funding will provide services to over 2,100 Texas veterans and their families in 30 North Texas counties.