1. Council meeting highlights for Jan 14 (Newsflashes/Austin Press Releases)
For immediate release Jan. 14, 2010 At its meeting on Jan. 14, 2010, the Austin City Council took the following action as part of its consent agenda: * Authorized a contract for the purchase and installation of splash pads to rep...
2. City expands Web-based public outreach efforts (News/Latest)
For immediate release July 09, 2009 In an ongoing effort to increase transparency and public involvement, the City of Austin is launching several Internet-based outreach initiatives designed to take some of the mystery out of the way the City does b...
3. City to set in motion Employee Bike Share Program (News/Latest)
For immediate release April 2, 2009 Contact: Lisa Braithwaite, Austin Energy, (512) 322-6511 Charlotte Blum, Office of Communications and Public Information, (512) 974-2220 Pedaling toward a cleaner environment, the City of Austin is implementing ...
4. Bats Return to Austin (Newsflashes/Austin Press Releases)
For Immediate Release March 4, 2009 Contact: Carol Barasch - Austin Travis County Health and Human Services, 512-972-6115, Cell 512-845-3041 Look up in the sky! It's a bird-it's a plane! No it's bat season and Austin is once again home...
5. Council meeting highlights for March 12 (Newsflashes/Austin Press Releases)
For immediate release March 12, 2009 Contact: Reyne Telles, Communications & Public Information Office, (512) 802-9049 (pager) At its meeting on March 12, 2009, the Austin City Council took the following action as part of its consent agenda: - ...
6. Council meeting highlights for Jan. 15 (Newsflashes/Austin Press Releases)
For immediate release Jan. 15, 2009 At its meeting on Jan. 15, 2009, the Austin City Council took the following action as part of its consent agenda: -Authorized execution of a construction contract for the Big Stacy Park Rain Garden Project to impr...
7. City urges viewers to gear up for the conversion to all-digital broadcast television (Newsflashes/Austin Press Releases)
City urges viewers to gear up for the conversion to all-digital broadcast television Local television broadcasters to sponsor "DTV Answers Day" on January 6, 2009 For immediate release January 5, 2009 February 17, 2009 has been set as t...
8. Santa says to recycle your tree after Christmas (Newsflashes/Austin Press Releases)
For immediate release: Dec. 23, 2008 Santa and the City of Austin are getting even greener by hosting the 24th annual Christmas Tree Recycling Event beginning Dec. 26, 2008. Trees can be recycled at the curb for Pay-As-You-Throw customers or at Zilk...
9. The Zilker Tree (News/Latest)
The Zilker Tree Stands 155 feet tall and is composed of 39 streamers, each holding 81 multicolored, 25 watt bulbs, totaling 3,309 lights. At the top of the tree, a double star measures 10 feet from point to point. The double star displays 150 frosted...
10. City Council approves Kerr as Fire Chief (Newsflashes/Austin Press Releases)
For immediate release Nov. 20, 2008 The Austin City Council today unanimously confirmed Little Rock, Ark., Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr as the first female fire chief of the Austin Fire Department. Kerr's first day on the job will be Feb...
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