Subject: Austin Public Health Increases COVID-19 Risk to Stage 5
Austin Public Health Increases COVID-19 Risk to Stage 5
December 23rd, 2020 at 1:38 pm CSTToday, Dec. 23, Austin Public Health (APH) issued the following update to the city's COVID-19 guidelines: For the time since the pandemic’s start, Austin Public Health has officially increased the COVID-19 community risk level to Stage 5, the highe ...
Council Updates
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Land Development Code (CodeNEXT) Update
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Austin's Fight Against Climate Change
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Update on Homelessness
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