Due to concerns around the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Austin-area, the 2022 MLK Festival has been canceled. Instead, we will hold a virtual MLK Rally program on January 17th.Join us virtually as we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther...
New election laws are in place for the March 1st, 2022 Primaries. We will provide tips to help with some of the new laws that impact Texas voters. Sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Texas, Texas Impact, Texas LULAC. Speakers: - Grace Chimene,...
Are you ready for the 2022 Primaries? Do you need help making informed decisions regarding your ballot? Do you need help figuring out how to get to the polls? We will cover all that and more in our first Civic Session of the new year....
Planet Texas 2050 invites you to a semester-long Resilience Roundtable panel discussion series featuring leaders across the academic, non-profit, government, advocacy, and commercial sectors. Roundtables will include 2-3 speakers and a moderator from the Planet Texas 2050 leadership team and will be organized around topic areas drawn from...
Join us on Friday January 21, 2022 from noon-1pm for a talk with the City of Austin's Jim O'Donnell about the restoration efforts on City tracts of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. Jim is a Forest Ecosystem Biologist for the City of Austin’s Wildland Conservation Division....
We have been listening! This meeting will focus on modifications to the alternatives presented last summer and provide an opportunity for community feedback. The proposed modified alternatives incorporate comments provided by the community over the past year, support multimodal enhancements to the corridor, prioritize the...
Almost one year ago, Texans across the state suffered from an unprecedented failure of our electricity grid system, as Winter Storm Uri placed extreme demand on an unprepared system. This failure led to hundreds of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in losses via infrastructure...
Hear about the successes and challenges that civilian oversight practitioners are managing across Texas and learn how four large Texas cities are planting seeds of change and accountability in law enforcement during an upcoming virtual panel discussion. The Changing Landscape of Civilian Oversight in Texas will...
AUS will host a virtual community information meeting for all Austin residents, AUS passengers, and airport community members to learn about this project. Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Place: Online, via Zoom Click here to access the Zoom meeting link- No registration...
Feeling frustrated about the state of the world? Want to do something in 2022 to make a real difference? Join us for our first Common Club members-only AMA (ask me anything) of the year. Austin Common Editor-In-Chief Amy Stansbury will be going through her picks for...
