Subject: Standing Together Against Domestic Violence
Standing Together Against Domestic Violence
October 30th, 2021 at 2:30 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As a community, we have a shared responsibility to interrupt and prevent violence, and I am writing to share resources and information that can help us protect vict ...
Early Voting Starts Tomorrow!
October 17th, 2021 at 2:44 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, Tomorrow is the first day of early voting in the Nov. 2 election. Austin voters will weigh in on two important local propositions and several state propositions. I encourage you to make a plan and get to the ba ...
Council Approves Austin's 2021 Climate Equity Plan
October 6th, 2021 at 6:10 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, At our most recent Council meeting, my colleagues and I approved the 2021 Austin Climate Equity Plan, which outlines strategies and goals to accelerate our net-zero goal by a decade to 2040. The plan sets more ...
Emergency Preparedness: Are You Prepared?
September 9th, 2021 at 5:00 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, The last year has challenged our community in new and unanticipated ways, from the global pandemic that continues to claim lives and overwhelm our hospital system to the unprecedented winter freeze that threate ...
Wildfire Preparedness
August 18th, 2021 at 2:00 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, Did you know Austin’s wildfire risk is one of the highest in the nation? Wildfire experts warn that for Austin, it is not a matter of if but when. Mitigating our wildfire risk, raising awareness, and improvin ...
Budget Highlights
August 13th, 2021 at 3:45 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, I would like to thank everyone who engaged with me and my office throughout this year’s budget process. Last night, my colleagues and I unanimously approved the City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 budget. I b ...
Austin and Travis County Release Masking Orders and Guidance
August 11th, 2021 at 9:18 pm CSTView this message onlineAustin, Texas – With the surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases in Austin-Travis County health officials moved to Stage 5 of the COVID-19 risk-based guidelines on Aug. 5. As the number of COVID-19 cases co ...
COVID Surge Pushes Austin to Stage 5 Risk Guidelines
August 5th, 2021 at 3:04 pm CSTView this message onlineAustin, Texas – In response to COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continuing to surge to pre-vaccine levels, Austin Public Health (APH) raised the area’s risk-based guidance to Stage 5, its highest lev ...
Urgent Action Needed from Community as Available ICU Beds Reach Critical Levels
July 31st, 2021 at 8:04 am CSTView this message onlineAustin Public Health Urges Public to Act Now to Curb Latest Surge Austin, Texas – As the 7-day moving average reaches the critical point of 50 new admissions, an important threshold for Stage 5, Austin Public Health (APH) is ...
Austin Moves into Stage 4 COVID Risk Guidelines
July 23rd, 2021 at 5:45 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, I write to you with urgency and deep concern. After only a week in Stage 3 of our COVID Risk Guidelines, Austin’s COVID cases, hospitalizations, and ICU usage have advanced into Stage 4. Unfortunately, the vi ...