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By Darcy Sprague

Editor, Central and Southwest Austin

Darcy joined Community Impact Newspaper in Aug. 2021. Previously, she has covered local news from San Antonio to Dallas and reported nationally on education. Darcy graduated from Texas State University.

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Here are the latest COVID-19 news for Travis County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Travis County moves to medium level community spread
District 10 Council Member Alison Alter speaking at the gun violence town hall.
Austin leaders hold summit on gun violence
Rosemont at Oak Valley
Travis County commissioners approve additional reimbursement to cover relocation of Rosemont at Oak Valley residents after Winter Storm Uri
Travis County extends the burn ban. (Courtesy Photo)
Travis County extends burn ban
Here are the latest COVID-19 news for Travis County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin Public Health is asking individuals to get boosted amid new subvariants
Voters in Hays, Travis and Williamson counties had the opportunity to weigh in on candidates for state and local positions ahead of the November general election. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
About 8% of Austin-area voters cast ballots in primary runoffs
Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion joined Workforce Solution officials to announce the Hire Local plan. (Darcy Sprague/Community Impact Newspaper)
Workforce Solutions Capital Area announces Hire Local plan, 1,000 job training scholarships
Nelda Wells Spears was the first Black tax assessor-collector in Texas. (Courtesy Travis County)
Travis County Tax Office HQ moving to Nelda Wells Spears Building in June
Barton Springs pool will resume normal hours. (Courtesy Austin Parks and Recreation Department)
Austin has 35% of needed lifeguards as Barton Springs Pool resumes normal hours ahead of Memorial Day
The We Are Blood mobile bus parked outside the Texas Capitol
We Are Blood to hold May 26 mobile drive to honor Uvalde victims
Election results are in for the Republican 37th Congressional District nominee. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Jenny Garcia Sharon secures Republican nomination for newly formed Austin congressional district
Members of the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance and other advocates stand with Travis County Judge Andy Brown after declaring drug deaths a health crisis. (Darcy Sprague/Community Impact Newspaper)
Travis County officials declare drug deaths a public health crisis
Travis County provides funding for emergency medical services in Pflugerville area. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Travis County provides funding for emergency medical services in Pflugerville ETJ
KG BBQ will serve Texas barbecue and Egyptian fusion dishes. (Courtesy KG BBQ)
KG BBQ to open food truck at Oddwood Brewing in Austin
white pills
Drug overdose was No. 1 cause of accidental death in Travis County in 2021, report shows
Travis County is under a burn ban, effective May 11. (Courtesy Pexels)
Travis County reinstates burn ban
J-Prime Steakhouse is opening an Austin location. (Courtesy J-Prime Steakhouse)
4 new choices for Austin steak lovers
Domino's Pizza recently opened a new location in Central Austin. (Courtesy Domino's Pizza)
New, coming-soon restaurants in The Crescent in North Austin
The jail population has jumped from a pandemic low of roughly 1,400 in May 2021 to 2,095 as of early May of this year, according to Valerie Hollier, a planning project manager with the county's justice and public safety division. (Olivia Aldridge/Community Impact Newspaper)
Travis County commissioners receive presentation on ballooning jail population
The Texas Harm Reliance Alliance brought their mobile care clinic, which was purchased with funds allocated by the city of Austin in 2018, to the town hall. (Darcy Sprague/Community Impact Newspaper)
Advocates urge Austin, Travis County leaders to take action on drug-related deaths at community town hall