/tags/affordability Affordability en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 20 May 2025 19:15:28 GMT /housing/2025-05-20/austin-texas-affordable-housing-apartments-acacia-cliffs The DB90 program is intended to create different levels of affordable housing in places where it's needed, including along commercial and transit corridors. But affordable housing advocates argue the program doesn't go far enough to protect existing affordable housing. Tue, 20 May 2025 19:15:28 GMT /housing/2025-05-20/austin-texas-affordable-housing-apartments-acacia-cliffs Luz Moreno-Lozano /housing/2025-02-27/austin-tx-short-term-rental-rules-changes-texas-legislative-session The city was scheduled to vote Thursday on rules that staff said would make it harder for short-term rental owners to skirt the city’s licensing requirements. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:34:44 GMT /housing/2025-02-27/austin-tx-short-term-rental-rules-changes-texas-legislative-session Audrey McGlinchy /housing/2025-02-18/austin-tx-affordable-housing-construction-study After years of falling short, Austin is making gains in growing the number of affordable housing units. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT /housing/2025-02-18/austin-tx-affordable-housing-construction-study Andrew Weber /health/2025-02-17/food-banks-hays-county-texas-hunger-grocery-stores-public-transit The Central Texas Food Bank says 1 in 6 Hays County residents experience food insecurity. A lack of grocery stores and public transit is contributing to the problem. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT /health/2025-02-17/food-banks-hays-county-texas-hunger-grocery-stores-public-transit Maya Fawaz /housing/2025-01-23/austin-tx-high-rent-prices-dallas-fort-worth-cost-of-living According to data from Zillow, average rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro now outpace those in Austin for the first time since at least 2015. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:49:08 GMT /housing/2025-01-23/austin-tx-high-rent-prices-dallas-fort-worth-cost-of-living Audrey McGlinchy /health/2025-01-16/new-report-shows-lower-life-expectancy-increased-overdoses-among-homeless-austinites The study looked at the causes of death of more than 1,000 people without housing who died over a five-year period. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:56:25 GMT /health/2025-01-16/new-report-shows-lower-life-expectancy-increased-overdoses-among-homeless-austinites Andrew Weber /housing/2024-12-19/austin-tx-area-renters-housing-costs-income Just over half of renters in the Austin area spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities, according to a new analysis of census data by Harvard University. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:52:43 GMT /housing/2024-12-19/austin-tx-area-renters-housing-costs-income Audrey McGlinchy /life-arts/2024-12-19/austin-establishes-separate-fund-for-emerging-musicians-in-response-to-criticisms More than a thousand people applied to Austin's Live Music Fund grant program in 2024. More than $4.5 million was doled out to nearly 140 recipients. But many longtime artists were denied assistance. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:05:00 GMT /life-arts/2024-12-19/austin-establishes-separate-fund-for-emerging-musicians-in-response-to-criticisms Andrew Weber /housing/2024-12-03/heb-donation-affordable-housing-east-austin-tx In addition to the donation, H-E-B has announced new stores planned in East Austin, with a Manor store slated to open next year. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:48:00 GMT /housing/2024-12-03/heb-donation-affordable-housing-east-austin-tx Chad Swiatecki /life-arts/2024-10-02/austin-texas-live-music-fund-grants-for-musicians-demand-exceeds-available-money Just 137 out of 1,000 applicants received grants this year from the first-of-its-kind program to help keep Austin musicians in Austin. While scores praise the program, there were some hiccups in the last round of grant funding. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2024-10-02/austin-texas-live-music-fund-grants-for-musicians-demand-exceeds-available-money Andrew Weber