Austin Code Department News Today

The Pecan Street Owners Association hired a private investigator to look into concerns about alleged drugs, violence and illegal activity on Sixth Street.

A resident in Northeast Austin believes she was unfairly cited by the Austin Code Department due to a misunderstanding over her front yard plants.

A resident in Northeast Austin believes she was unfairly cited by the Austin Code Department due to a misunderstanding over her front yard plants.

Residents of an affordable housing complex in East Austin are frustrated with their living conditions, calling them “livable, but not healthy.”

Residents of a North Austin apartment complex held a press conference on Wednesday to raise awareness of issues they say they’ve been dealing with since Winter Storm Uri, or longer.

Residents of a North Austin apartment complex held a press conference to raise awareness of issues they say they’ve been dealing with since Winter Storm Uri, or longer.

Residents at Creeks Edge Apartments are asking the city to officially sanction the landlord, prohibiting it from renting to new tenants.

Less than two weeks after a driver rammed into one of the bedrooms of his Austin, Texas, home, Chris Newby...

A homeowner in Austin, Texas was threatened with code violations after a suspected drunk driver plowed into his spare bedroom around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 19.

A guy in Texas named Chris Newby uses his driveway and garage to park his vehicles, but a few weeks ago, a drunk driver created a new parking spot - in the spare bedroom of Chris' house.