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1 day ago | cbsaustin.com | Bettie Cross

The fight to save an Austin affordable apartment complex was put to a vote on Thursday. The Austin City Council approved rezoning Acacia Cliffs in Northwest Austin and allowing the redevelopment project to move forward. But changes were made to help protect residents from escalating rents that might force them to move. Eric Gomez came to Austin City Hall to fight to save his apartment and keep it affordable.

2 days ago | cbsaustin.com | Bettie Cross

The recent heavy rains in Central Texas have not just raised lake levels. Bacteria levels are also going up in some favorite swimming holes, such as Hamilton Pool. The storms that muddied the water in Hamilton Pool forced Travis County parks officials to temporarily close the natural spring-fed pool to swimmers. "I thought we were going swimming, and I had to change clothes a lot of times because I thought we were going swimming. You started with a swimsuit on, right?

2 days ago | cbsaustin.com | John-Carlos Estrada

South by Southwest has officially expanded to Europe. SXSW London kicked off this week, making it the second international version of the Austin-born festival after Sydney. Among the few Austinites on the ground is Emmy-winning local content creator Dani Dudek of @spilltheatx, who's been covering SXSW since 2008. "The vibe is really a lot like the Austin vibe," she said. "I've met some really rad people, made some great connections.

2 days ago | cbsaustin.com | Alexx Altman-Devilbiss

As the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs approaches the halfway mark, a forensic video expert, Frank Piazza, and the woman who accused the music mogul of dangling her from a balcony, Bryana Bongolan, will take the witness stand on Wednesday. Bongolan invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not self-incriminate and will testify under an immunity order. Assistant US Attorney Madison Smyser began the trial for the day by questioning Piazza for the government, CNN reported from the courtroom.

2 days ago | cbsaustin.com | Abigail Velez

After more than five hours of public comment and deliberation, the San Marcos City Council voted early Wednesday morning to reject a controversial proposal that would have doubled the city's network of automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras. The 5-2 vote to deny the expansion came around 12:50 a.m. following a marathon meeting that saw passionate testimony from residents, civil rights advocates and city leaders alike.