Community Candidates Forum Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 PM

Join us for a community candidates forum for the Texas House District 49 runoff, co-hosted by the Barton Hills Neighborhood Association and the Zilker Neighborhood Association.

The forum will feature runoff candidates Kathie Tovo and Montserrat Garibay, who will answer in-depth questions and discuss their vision for representing HD 49.

The event will be held on Wednesday, May 20, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Barton Hills. Doors will open at 5:45 PM, and the forum will begin promptly at 6:30 PM. The forum will last apx. 90 minutes. 

This will be a substantive, issues-focused conversation organized around four key themes:

• Getting to Know You – This Neighborhood, This District
• Environment, Water & Our Shared Natural Heritage
• Affordability – Housing, Wages & Staying in Austin
• Education, Rights & Democratic Defense

All are welcome to attend. This is an opportunity for voters from across House District 49 to engage directly with the candidates and hear how they plan to serve our community.

For more information, please visit

https://bartonhills.org or https://zna.org.

Early runoff voting is May 18-22. Runoff voting date is May 26.

Sincerely,

Barton Hills Neighborhood Association

Zilker Neighborhood Association

2025 Blues on the Green Neighborhood Information

 

The annual “Blues on the Green” concert series at Zilker Park occurs Tuesday, Aug. 5 and Wednesday, Aug. 6 from 7:00-10:00 PM. This event has a significant impact upon our neighborhood, so you may want to review the information below provided by the City of Austin and plan your travel accordingly.

On Sunday, August 3, neighbors may notice signs within the neighborhood to discourage event parking as shown on the attached map.  Ticketing and towing will be enforced only during Event Days within Event Hours.

 

2025 Zilker Kite Festival Road Closure information

The 97th annual Zilker Kite Festival will be held this Saturday, April 5 from 10 AM to 5 PM at Zilker Park. The City Office of Special Events has provided road closure information on their web site along with a road closure map to help you plan your navigation accordingly.

Neighborhood NO PARKING restrictions are in effect. Signed “no parking areas” are actively enforced on the event day.

For more information including parking options and shuttles see the City Event page or the Kite Festival web site.