Delco Drive News Today

Austin community members will have opportunities this spring and summer to weigh in on the city's "Cap and Stitch" program, or highway coverings on top of the soon-to-be-expanded Interstate 35.

“What’s been really important to us is that we’ve had a very transparent process and we’ve seen that through and through with this city manager search,” Council Member Vanessa Fuentes said.

The CDC says that infection levels for many STIs, including gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia, have increased across the U.S. and city public health officials say Austin-Travis County is following suit.

Austin-Travis County leaders are urging residents to utilize local low-cost and free testing and treatment options for sexually transmitted infections, as the number of reported infections has risen recently.