The Austin Breakdown

By Community Impact

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A weekly podcast by Community Impact focused on local headlines from across the Austin metro. We‘ll talk transportation, education, public safety and new business openings—all the news that hits home in the community you live in, from Austin to Round Rock to Dripping Springs.

Episode Date
Austin and San Antonio inch closer to metroplex status & a toast to Hill Country wines
Jan 27, 2023
Small businesses sweat in western Travis County & a trip to Texas Honey Bee Farm
Jan 20, 2023
Round Rock adds density & Cedar Fever explained
Jan 13, 2023
Leander strategizes development & Texas sees high maternal mortality rates
Jan 06, 2023
Austin’s 2022 in review
Dec 23, 2022
Community First! Village forges connections for the chronically homeless & Austin gets new leadership
Dec 16, 2022
Food! Food! serves up 3 decades of comfort & Austin Energy rates tick up
Dec 09, 2022
Blue Genie Art Bazaar celebrates another holiday season & Central Texas semiconductor industry grows
Dec 02, 2022
ThunderCloud preps for another Turkey Trot & the legislative season ramps up
Nov 23, 2022
Austin Chamber gives economic outlook & Loop 360 readies for upgrades
Nov 18, 2022
Electric Shuffle opens downtown & SH45 gap road project causes friction
Nov 11, 2022
Austin Studio Tour kicks off & Texas education advocates push for a change in school ratings
Nov 04, 2022
Zucchini Kill bakery puts the punk in pastry & Round Rock ISD candidates face off
Oct 28, 2022
CI Conversations: Scot Wilkinson on Round Rock arts & culture
Oct 26, 2022
Blue Starlite Urban Drive-In keeps an Austin experience alive & Austin voters gear up for city council elections
Oct 21, 2022
CI Conversations: Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle
Oct 19, 2022
Smallhold shakes up the mushroom industry from Buda & Austin’s Innovation District takes shape
Oct 14, 2022
CI Conversations: Pam Owens on the Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival
Oct 12, 2022
The Austin Steam Train Association puts history on wheels & local school district tangles with drug overdoses
Oct 07, 2022
CI Conversations: Dayglow
Oct 05, 2022
Tiny Tails to You brings the joy of animals to Central Texas & a special announcement
Sep 30, 2022
CI Conversations: singer-songwriter duo Beth // James
Sep 28, 2022
Austin Police Department releases report on 2020 protests & fall events ramp up
Sep 23, 2022
CI Conversations: Michelle Simmons of Slow North
Sep 21, 2022
Kick Butt Coffee brings together Kung-fu and punk & local restaurant owners make adjustments
Sep 16, 2022
Texas names transportation priorities & local cities ramp up water capacity to match growth
Sep 09, 2022
Austin recovers from a scorching summer & Lebowski’s Grill keeps the burgers coming
Sep 02, 2022
Dirty Sixth is slated for a makeover & rain tempers wildfire risk
Aug 26, 2022
Education in Austin: TEA revives school ratings & Austin ISD considers bond measures
Aug 19, 2022
Project Connect faces rising costs & Austin area school districts expand CTE
Aug 12, 2022
Gabriela’s eyes new horizons & Central Health faces an audit
Aug 05, 2022
Austin pushes for housing density & H-E-B focuses on e-commerce with Leander center
Jul 29, 2022
University of Texas astronomer talks James Webb Space Telescope & Samsung eyes massive Taylor expansion
Jul 22, 2022
Austin asks residents to lower their speed & San Marcos moves forward on movie studio deal
Jul 15, 2022
Single-family rental communities spread in Williamson County & Hutto looks to reel in Applied Materials
Jul 08, 2022
Austin leaders respond to Roe v. Wade overruling & urge safety with fireworks amid drought
Jul 01, 2022
Austin homebuyers face rising mortgage rates & hospital systems prep for growth
Jun 24, 2022
Local hiring in Austin & Round Rock ISD’s continuing superintendent saga
Jun 17, 2022
Officials mull gun violence solutions; mental health care poses challenges in Central Texas
Jun 10, 2022
Austin drinking water system improvements & a new supportive housing project
Jun 01, 2022
A look at the future of Austin’s skyline & the latest public health crisis in Travis County
May 27, 2022
Georgetown sees industrial growth & the Hill Country cuts the lights for bird migration season
May 20, 2022
Austin approves guaranteed income pilot program
May 13, 2022
Austin votes on marijuana enforcement & Elon Musk’s The Boring Company digs in Kyle
May 06, 2022
Austin suburbs focus on downtown revitalization as population booms
Apr 29, 2022
Travis County evictions rise in 2022 & The Domain celebrates 15 years
Apr 22, 2022
Austin LGBTQ bars on 4th Street face demolition & school districts anticipate recapture
Apr 15, 2022
Leander considers CapMetro exit
Apr 08, 2022
Austin airport seeks solutions & tax appraisal season looms
Apr 01, 2022
Williamson County reels from tornadoes & Dripping Springs feels growing pains
Mar 25, 2022
Austin deals with lifeguard shortage ahead of pool season
Mar 22, 2022
Austin launches gun safety initiative & Williamson County educates public on flood risk
Mar 21, 2022
Central Texas city has growing tequila industry
Mar 18, 2022
Austin ISD considers measures to improve student achievement
Mar 17, 2022
Austin green lights affordable housing projects
Mar 16, 2022
Williamson County home appraisal values expected to skyrocket
Mar 15, 2022
Austin looks into blockchain tech, Pflugerville & Hutto see commercial investments
Mar 14, 2022
Austin looks back on two years of COVID-19
Mar 11, 2022
H-E-B breaks ground at Nutty Brown Amphitheatre
Mar 10, 2022
River Ranch County Park gets back on track & Leander ISD prepares to launch early college high school
Mar 09, 2022
Austin gears up for South by Southwest
Mar 08, 2022
Lakeway looks at local airport safety & Georgetown approves new business district
Mar 07, 2022
Dell Children’s North Medical Center tops out
Mar 04, 2022
Travis County offers rental and mortgage assistance & Ramen Tatsu-Ya expands
Mar 03, 2022
Primary results roll in & Austin gets a professional bull-riding team
Mar 02, 2022
Local traffic fatalities rise & Austin ISD considers mask policy
Mar 01, 2022
Cedar Park’s Perfect Game development moves forward & Williamson County conducts point-in-time count
Feb 28, 2022
What’s next for APD’s cadet academy & Georgetown’s latest pet fire response
Feb 25, 2022
Williamson County & Georgetown approve tax incentives for future major employer
Feb 24, 2022
Austin clears camps & Kyle moves toward approving first multi-use development
Feb 23, 2022
Early voter turnout starts slow & Georgetown considers memorial program’s ties to Confederate soldiers
Feb 22, 2022
Travis County indicts officers for use of force & COTA locks down Formula 1
Feb 21, 2022
The Zilker Park Vision plan moves forward
Feb 18, 2022
St. David’s HealthCare makes massive investment in Central Texas
Feb 17, 2022
Looking back on Winter Storm Uri & renaming Confederate-associated streets
Feb 16, 2022
Austin Water director resigns following boil water notice
Feb 15, 2022
Georgetown amends fire code after pet ranch fire & HBO show films in Williamson County
Feb 11, 2022
Waterfront South Congress Avenue site gets closer to development
Feb 10, 2022
Round Rock ISD navigates superintendent investigation
Feb 09, 2022
Airline news & a city council refresh
Feb 08, 2022
Austin’s boil water notice & strengthened rights for renters
Feb 07, 2022
Austin thaws and a Rainey Street bungalow relocates
Feb 04, 2022
Austin braces for ice & Central Texas sees shortage of poll workers
Feb 03, 2022
Winter weather & the latest on Nutty Brown’s relocation
Feb 02, 2022
Williamson County seeks mobility funding & a master-planned community moves in near Tesla
Feb 01, 2022
Austin settles APD sexual assault response cases
Jan 31, 2022
Austinites push back against I-35 widening, staffing issues affect local trash services
Jan 28, 2022
Austin gets a new city council member & suburbs mull transit needs
Jan 27, 2022
Tesla and more Tesla
Jan 26, 2022
Rodeo Austin gears up and Leander considers breaking from Capital Metro
Jan 25, 2022
H-E-B addresses environmental concerns at old Nutty Brown site
Jan 24, 2022
Sixth Street safety and more school staffing struggles
Jan 21, 2022
Austin preps for winter weather & CapMetro breaks ground on new rail station
Jan 20, 2022
Austin looks at low-level marijuana possession & Bee Cave and Lakeway gear up for Special Olympics
Jan 19, 2022
Local elections ramp up in Austin and Hays County
Jan 18, 2022
School districts scramble amid omicron surge and Dripping Springs pauses development to strategize
Jan 17, 2022
New health orders for Austin businesses and snags with mail-in ballots
Jan 14, 2022
Aid for Austin musicians, Travis County rental assistance and a park update for Cedar Park
Jan 13, 2022
Austin’s latest tech tenant, affordability in Round Rock and a school district transportation shutdown
Jan 12, 2022
Introducing The CI Morning Breakdown
Dec 16, 2021