Austin City Council

The City of Austin is strengthening regulations on e-motos and educating people about the different types of electric transportation.

Austin City Council has voted to start writing data center regulations into city code. Austin currently has no regulatory framework for data centers. FOX 7 Austin's Angela Shen reports.

Austin currently doesn't have a regulatory framework for data centers, and City Council plans to update the city code to address this.

We are getting an inside look from the developer of a controversial project in an area called 'Dog's Head.' A few weeks ago, there was a lot of pushback against the Austin City Council. It approved development to move forward on land recently annexed by the city.

The Austin City Council has adopted a $6.6 billion budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

An immigration enforcement operation unfolded directly outside Austin City Hall on Thursday morning, interrupting a city budget meeting and drawing sharp condemnation from local officials and community advocates.

Austin voters will soon decide whether to spend nearly $300 million on parks and libraries. On Thursday, city council took the final step needed to put that proposal on the November ballot.

Overtime expenses for Austin’s emergency services have surpassed budgeted allocations by millions of dollars this fiscal year, driving municipal leaders to evaluate public safety spending ahead of upcoming budget decisions.

Following recent gun violence across Austin, community leaders and protesters gathered at city hall to demand Austin City Council to restore community violence intervention programs.

The City of Austin said "Dog's head" will help economically, but others are staunchly opposed, arguing it only benefits developers.

Austin City Council is discussing many topics this week, including some items that could be on the November ballot, and others that have to do with the budget for the next fiscal year. FOX 7 Austin's Angela Shen and Alec Nolan discuss.