Last year, 72 homicides were reported, down from 75 in 2023 but the up from the 71 reported in 2022. A record 90 homicides were reported in 2021. The charts below will be updated as we learn new ...

Myers’ letter to property owners included a map that showed there will be three zoning types: heavy industrial, open space and mixed use. “Heavy industrial” can include factories and likely, in this ...

The changes to zoning were passed by the Austin City Council after a grueling process: the last hearing lasted an entire day. Before I even thought about making any comments about the legislation ...

Meanwhile, in South Austin, residents' efforts to throttle a zoning change at 1512 Damon Road and 7606 Albert Road failed to stop the Council's march toward denser development.

AUSTIN, Texas — This week, Austinites can weigh in on some big proposed zoning changes that are aimed at boosting housing density in the city. But some worry that these changes aren't sustainable.

File photo from July 2023. The fate of four of Austin's zoning regulations could soon be determined by a Travis County District Judge.

The mechanism for that opposition is zoning. Most residential land in Austin—as in cities across the country—is set aside for single-family homes.

Austin stalled on zoning overhaul as Biden lures cities to fix their housing rules by: Daniel Marin Posted: May 18, 2022 / 05:46 AM CDT Updated: May 18, 2022 / 05:46 AM CDT ...

The map on the left shows just how pervasive single-family zoning is in Austin. All the yellow-highlighted areas host either "very low," "low," or "low-medium" density residential lots, according ...

Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison motioned to approve the future land use map request and all the zoning changes requested by the applicant, which meant Community Commercial zoning for tract #4.