/tags/austin-convention-center Austin Convention Center en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:03:00 GMT /austin/2025-02-26/austin-tx-convention-center-construction-new-design The convention center will close in April as it undergoes a major renovation that is expected to last through 2028. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:03:00 GMT /austin/2025-02-26/austin-tx-convention-center-construction-new-design Luz Moreno-Lozano /covid-19/2021-08-10/last-time-covid-cases-surged-austin-opened-a-field-hospital-heres-why-that-may-not-work-now The issue isn't that the region needs more hospital beds; the region needs more health care workers to staff them. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:01:18 GMT /covid-19/2021-08-10/last-time-covid-cases-surged-austin-opened-a-field-hospital-heres-why-that-may-not-work-now Audrey McGlinchy /covid-19/2021-01-12/alternate-care-site-opens-in-austin-as-area-hospitals-reach-capacity Dr. Mark Escott said the site will host patients who are improving, opening up hospital beds for people who need more immediate and intensive care. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:35:44 GMT /covid-19/2021-01-12/alternate-care-site-opens-in-austin-as-area-hospitals-reach-capacity Jerry Quijano /austin/2020-08-26/austin-to-shelter-hurricane-laura-evacuees-in-convention-center-as-set-aside-hotel-rooms-fill-up Lee esta historia en espa帽ol. The City of Austin is working to open a portion of the convention center to serve as a shelter for Hurricane Laura鈥� Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:18:05 GMT /austin/2020-08-26/austin-to-shelter-hurricane-laura-evacuees-in-convention-center-as-set-aside-hotel-rooms-fill-up Marisa Charpentier /health/2020-07-24/austins-convention-center-is-almost-ready-for-covid-19-patients-officials-hope-they-never-use-it Lee esta historia en espa帽ol. The Austin Convention Center will be ready next week to take in COVID-19 patients, if needed, local health officials say,鈥� Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:08:42 GMT /health/2020-07-24/austins-convention-center-is-almost-ready-for-covid-19-patients-officials-hope-they-never-use-it Ashley Lopez /politics/2020-01-19/president-trump-praises-recent-trade-deals-at-farm-bureau-conference-in-austin President Donald Trump told the audience Sunday in a packed conference hall of farmers and ranchers that his administration鈥檚 policies keep them in鈥� Sun, 19 Jan 2020 22:04:08 GMT /politics/2020-01-19/president-trump-praises-recent-trade-deals-at-farm-bureau-conference-in-austin Marisa Charpentier, Claire McInerny /politics/2020-01-17/trump-will-be-in-austin-sunday-heres-what-you-need-to-know President Donald Trump is speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation鈥檚 convention in Austin on Sunday. That means people driving downtown will likely鈥� Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:03:00 GMT /politics/2020-01-17/trump-will-be-in-austin-sunday-heres-what-you-need-to-know Marisa Charpentier /austin/2019-10-30/austin-and-travis-county-voters-will-decide-the-future-of-hotel-tax-revenue-heres-what-that-means Expansion of the Austin Convention Center and the AG真人百家乐 County Expo Center could be on the line with two local ballot propositions this November. At the鈥� Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:20:28 GMT /austin/2019-10-30/austin-and-travis-county-voters-will-decide-the-future-of-hotel-tax-revenue-heres-what-that-means Jimmy Maas /austin/2019-08-26/austin-city-council-finalizes-ballot-language-for-convention-center-vote Austin voters will decide in November the fate of the convention center's expansion, along with a possible reshuffling of how the city spends money from鈥� Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:42:20 GMT /austin/2019-08-26/austin-city-council-finalizes-ballot-language-for-convention-center-vote Andrew Weber /austin/2019-08-23/state-court-orders-austin-to-rewrite-ballot-language-for-convention-center-petition A state appeals court ruled Austin's ballot language for a referendum on redeveloping the convention center is misleading.Texas' Third Court of Appeals鈥� Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:11:47 GMT /austin/2019-08-23/state-court-orders-austin-to-rewrite-ballot-language-for-convention-center-petition KUT Staff