King County just banned algorithmic rental price fixing! 🔥 “We don’t want there to be any technological tool that basically replaces dark, smoky backrooms where these deals are taking place." - Teresa Mosqueda seattletimes.com/business/real-…

Latest #WatsonWire: Working Faster and Smarter. We just broke ground on the Northeast Service Center (NESC) last week. When completed, in the fall of 2027, the NECS will serve as a primary administrative office and vehicle service center for Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) and the

Thanks to HCR 9, which I co-authored in the #txlege, the first Saturday of every month is now Small Business Saturday. I recommend stopping by East Austin favorite Juan in a Million for breakfast tomorrow. They celebrated their 45th anniversary in July! #SmallBusinessSaturday

My Austin policy takes are moving off this platform and back to a new blog and newsletter: The Austin Metric. It's free and always will be. I'll post a couple of 500-word notes each month on wonky Austin topics. Subscribe!

Discover the joy of inclusion and creativity at the AWEbility Wee Festival! Join us at Austin City Hall on Friday, October 10, from 5–7 p.m. for an evening celebrating accessibility through art, music, and community connection. eventbrite.com/e/awebility-we…

The City of Austin is moving forward with phase one of the Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative — a project to redesign the central spine of Downtown Austin. 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ 🤝 Open house 📅 Tues., Oct. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. 📍 506 Congress Ave. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3WtYU20

‼️High Passenger Volume Alert: AUS expects more than 35,000 departing passengers to travel through the airport tomorrow, October 10. Please arrive at least 2.5 hours early for domestic flights, 3 for international. 👉Comprehensive traveler info: austintexas.gov/department/tra…

A special thanks to our awesome vendors & speakers: Commissioner Gomez, County Attorney Delia Garza, Tax Assessor Celia Israel, County Clerk Dyana Limon Mercado, Judge Lyttle, Judge Hexsel & Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes. Your contributions to Travis Co. make our community shine!

More than 25 schools across Austin celebrated National #WalkRolltoSchoolDay! 🚶‍♀️🚲👩‍🦽 The City of Austin encourages students to continue walking or rolling to school with their friends & family whenever possible. 🏫 📸 More photos: bit.ly/46XleGp #SafeRoutesToSchool

Visited Austin Energy headquarters this week to meet with staff and celebrate Public Power Week. I am grateful for their dedication to keeping Austin powered safely and reliably. Public power means neighbors serving neighbors and Austin Energy truly lives that mission every day.

Heads up, travelers! The The FAA ✈️ has issued a ground delay for flights arriving into AUS through 9 PM tonight. Keep an eye on your flight status and connect directly with airlines for more info. Check real time info from the FAA here: nasstatus.faa.gov

#VisionZero, Austin’s initiative of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries, recently released the program's 10-Year Report. 👏

Travis County continues to deliver by building more supportive and affordable housing 🤝 Burleson Studios, a new community in Del Valle, will house single adults with disabilities, financial instability and many whom are exiting homelessness. Great work, y’all!

The The FAA ✈️ has issued a ground delay for arrivals into AUS until 7pm tonight. At this time, departing flights are not affected. Keep an eye on your flight status & connect directly w/ airlines for more info. Check real time info from the FAA here: nasstatus.faa.gov

Campaigns against Prop Q have overinflated the impact on Austin taxpayers. Here's a calculator to help you see how your bill would be affected. kut.org/politics/2025-…

🕯️ Today marks 10 years since the 2015 Halloween flood in Onion Creek. Together with our partners, City of Austin Government issued a proclamation to honor the lives forever changed by that tragic event. Floods can be devastating to individuals and can reshape whole communities.

🗳️ Reminder: Today is the last day of Early Voting. 📍 We're proud to serve as a Travis County voting site! Stop by 7AM – 7PM at Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Blvd. and make your voice heard! 🗓️ Election Day is Tuesday, November 4 More info: votetravis.gov

Texans help each other out. Period. The government shutdown will affect all parts of our community: from classmates, to coworkers, to neighbors. Check in on each other and share these resources from @ctxfoodbank.

Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits are delayed starting 11/1. Need help? Visit CentralTexasFoodBank, call 2-1-1, or visit ConnectCTX.org for local food + basic needs. Want to help? - Donate: centraltexasfoodbank.org/get-involved/d… - Volunteer: centraltexasfoodbank.org/get-involved/v…

My statement on the results of tonight’s local election: