It’s been more than two years since the City of Austin closed Govalle and Shipe pools for repairs, and neither are open yet.
The pools were shutdown when it was learned they were leaking hundreds of thousands of gallons of water a day into the ground.
$40-million of last year’s voter approved $925-million bond package has been set aside for the pool repairs.
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A ‘no trespassing’ sign, extra locks, and even police involvement is still not enough to keep two homeless squatters out of an Austin woman’s vacant home that she’s trying to sell.
Ruth Howard tells KVUE the two people broke in through a window in the kitchen and made themselves at home, including putting food into her freezer and leaving clothes scattered around the house.
She called 911 and police issued criminal trespass warnings, but the very next day she says it was clear the people had come back and broken in again.
The house has been in her family for generations.
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The City of Georgetown is testing the water at the popular swimming destination known as Blue Hole.
This after a man was diagnosed last week with a skin infection that doctors say was probably caused by bacteria in the water.
Williamson County health officials say they have not gotten any other reports about problems at Blue Hole, but are still urging caution until testing is complete.
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One of the menu items that longtime Austin Tex-Mex restaurant Matt’s El Rancho is known for is the Bob Armstrong Dip.
And now, Matt’s El Rancho is suing a Fort Worth restaurant because it, too, offers a ‘Bob Armstrong Dip,’ and Matt’s El Rancho says that name is trademarked.
Attorneys for Matt’s have sent a cease and desist.
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Austin’s Mayor is meeting with city officials from across the Country at the US Conference of Mayors, hoping to find more ways to better combat Austin’s homeless Crisis.
Adler says he’s also getting ideas on pilot programs to help with the new homeless ordinances in order to make sure Austin doesn’t make the same mistakes as San Francisco, LA, or Seattle.
