Austin's Trash Complaints Just Hit a Two-Year High
Garbage and recycling 311 requests hit 1,801 in the week of March 30 — the highest weekly total in two years and 42% above the 12-week average of 1,269. Compost complaints alone are up 86% from their recent baseline. Spring yard waste season is here, and Austin Resource Recovery is already behind.
Apr 7, 2026Austin's 311 Backlog Has an Austin Resource Recovery Problem
Open 311 service requests hit 2,240 in the week of March 30 — nearly 8 times the 12-week average of 282. Austin Resource Recovery alone accounts for 1,780 of the 6,007 open requests logged since January 1. Bulk trash, compost, and garbage pickups are piling up faster than the city is closing them.
Apr 7, 2026North Austin's Most Violent District Is Getting More Dangerous
Council District 1 logged 142 violent crime incidents through April 3, 2026 — on pace to exceed its full-year 2025 total of 457. A murder on April 2, two armed robberies in parking lots on April 3, and a week in mid-March that hit double the district's normal rate. The data says District 1 is having a rough spring.
Apr 7, 2026East Austin Is Austin's Drug Enforcement Epicenter in 2026
Council District 3 — East Austin — has logged more drug incidents than any other district so far in 2026, with 537+ incidents through late March. That's nearly double District 4's count and more than triple District 6's. The citywide total is up 29% year-over-year, but the geography of where enforcement is concentrated tells a more specific story.
Apr 7, 2026