The Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Activity Center is celebrating its 25th anniversary, honoring a longtime commitment to outdoor activities, youth programming and community, according to a news release. 

What they offer: The activity center offers recreational activities for people of all abilities, including nature-based education, arts and culture programming and a youth filmmaking program. 

The history: The activity center was established in 2000 to honor East Austin resident Lorraine Camacho, who was an advocate and active community organizer. 

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More than 32,000 affordable housing units were built in Austin from 2018 to 2024, representing progress toward decade-long goals established in 2017. However, options for the lowest-income residents remain scarce citywide and many parts of town continue to see relatively few affordable additions.

The details: Affordable housing gains in Austin are monitored under the city's 10-year Strategic Housing Blueprint, which includes the high-level aim of creating at least 60,000 new income-restricted housing units by 2028. New data through 2024 was released in May.

Austin passed its decade-long goal of adding at least 15,000 new units for some low-income earners, and the city has made strides toward preserving affordable housing and adding new development in active areas. As of 2024 however, housing for the lowest income brackets continued to lag and new construction may slow thanks to larger market forces.

A geographic split in affordable development is also continuing, with much of West Austin falling well below blueprint benchmarks while areas on the east side were well beyond their targets as of 2024.

The Texas Supreme Court on May 15 denied Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after the Houston Democrat led his colleagues in a walkout to protest congressional redistricting last summer.

The details: In the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock ruled that because Wu and other House Democrats “voluntarily returned” to the Capitol two weeks after their August departure, it was not necessary for the court to get involved.

The court also rejected a petition by Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel Wu and 12 other Democrats over the walkout, consolidating the two requests in one ruling.

What they're saying: Wu celebrated the ruling in a May 15 statement, saying that "the Constitution does not let a governor erase voters’ choices when their choices are inconvenient to him."

Abbott's office argued the governor's August lawsuit helped end the walkout and said the state was prepared to fight future quorum breaks: "If Democrats abandon their offices again, the governor will bring them right back to the Texas Supreme Court."

Check out the latest transportation projects across the Austin metro. 

Upcoming projects
Bee Cave Road AI traffic signals
Project: West Lake Hills will install nine artificial intelligence traffic signals along Bee Cave Road to try and improve traffic efficiency along the corridor.
Update: City Council moved forward with funding the traffic signals April 22.

• Timeline: TBD
• Cost: $360,000
• Funding source: city tax revenue proceeds, general fund

• Timeline: August 2024-summer 2027
• Cost: $52.4 million
• Funding source: Williamson County 2019 road bond