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The reason all of Austin is under a boil water notice and unable to safely drink tap water can be summed up as this - the water headed into treatment plants is too murky.
Early voting starts Monday and while deciding who will be the state’s next senator and representatives, Austinites will also vote on the future of our city.
Austin Water issued a boil water notice for all of its customers Monday morning. The utility blames the slow process of filtering very high levels of silt from flood waters. The mayor, city manager and Austin Water director are holding a news conference at 6 a.m. Watch it live on KXAN News Today.
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In 2012, Austinites voted to change City Council's structure to disperse power throughout the city. The idea became the 10-1 council, with 10 council members coming from separate districts and one citywide mayor.
The Austin Animal Center, Austin Pets Alive! and the Humane Society of Austin have all asked for help as the city of Austin goes under its first citywide boil water notice.
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Most Texans would be forgiven for not knowing what the state's Railroad Commission does, or how the commission's chair — Christi Craddick — and her politically prominent family earn money off hundreds of oil and natural gas leases checkered across the state — part of the same industry she was elected to regulate.
