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Since 2019, developers building a certain amount of housing affordable to low-income tenants did not have to comply with parking requirements. Vi Collina, an apartment building just south of the Colorado River, has 145 fewer parking spots than it would have been required to under Austin's old rules.

KUT 90.5 | By John L. Hanson Jr. Published September 18, 2024 at 11:25 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

Supporters say kids need to understand the Bible to understand American literature. But opponents say kids are too young for this type of instruction and the materials could alienate students who aren't Christian.

Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor (middle) talks to his attorney during his murder trial in 2023.

Water from a leaking pipe soaks an intersection in East Austin in 2023.

Big Stacy Pool is 90-100 degrees year-round, which makes it ideal for winter swimming.

The local public hospital district must receive final approval from Travis County before Oct. 1.

LGBTQ rights advocates, and their supporters, targeted the Department of Public Safety with spam and critical emails after the agency announced a policy that blocks transgender Texans from updating the sex listed on their driver's licenses.

Drivers can use a TxTag sticker to pay for tolls along the 183 South expressway. TxDOT is looking into transfering management of toll services to the Harris County Toll Road Authority.

Desde 2019, los desarrolladores que construyen cierta cantidad de viviendas asequibles para personas de bajos ingresos no tienen que cumplir con los requisitos de estacionamiento. Vi Collina, un edificio de departamentos justo al sur del río Colorado, tiene 145 lugares de estacionamiento menos de las que se le habrían exigido según las antiguas normas de Austin.