Austin Current
Help Wanted: Austin needs plumbers, electricians, skilled workers for billions of dollars in construction work
City and state leaders continue to tackle shortage of skilled workers to take on Austin’s ongoing building boom.
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5mAs Austin contemplates water-hungry industries, task force pushes new guardrails
Austin water planners are pushing for new regulations for data centers and other large users in a push to protect future water supplies
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5mAfter 53 years in Travis County, Margaret Gómez retires with a call to learn from one another
Longest-serving Travis County Commissioner Margaret Gómez announces early retirement after 53 years of service. Successor George Morales will take over the Precinct 4 seat on June 11.
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8m'We are at The Hunger Games': Austin ISD community discusses millions in cuts
Austin ISD faces a massive $181 million deficit, proposing deep cuts to staff, transportation, and programs that have teachers and parents bracing for a significant impact on student learning.
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8mInvestigators examine whether batteries sparked fire that shut down Austin's Bikeshare
Austin's CapMetro Bikeshare system is shut down following a major fire at a battery facility. Investigators are now probing whether lithium-ion batteries caused the blaze that sidelined 500 electric bikes.
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7mEast Austin demolition proposal for former Nate Paul property from 1930s sparks preservation battle
A historic East Austin building once owned by Nate Paul could be demolished, but preservation advocates are pushing to preserve it.