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Austin voters decide on $295 million in parks and library bonds

Voted to place the bonds on the ballot

Austin voters decided two bond propositions on Nov. 3: $260 million for parks, pools and trails, and $35 million for two library branches. The local news outlet KXAN published the results the following day.

Updated 1 hour ago

Austin renames Plantation Road to honor Black newspaper publisher

Rule Changes

Brought the renaming resolution in 2025; council adopted the ordinance July 23, 2026

Plantation Road in South Austin is now Tommie Lee Wyatt Lane. Crews put up the new signs on October 14, less than three months after the City Council voted to honor the co-founder and longtime publisher of The Villager, a newspaper that covered Black life in Austin.

Updated Oct 25