Read the PDF version here.Gravel Roads and Horny Toads: Dawson in the 1950s by Diana Claitor Charles Swenson has lived on El Paso Street next to East Bouldin Creek for 71 years—since the days when Oltorf marked the Austin city limits, and the only way over our creek...

New Vertical Mixed Use Ordinance Released - Julia Woods, DNA President As many of you already know, the Austin city council voted on a revised ordinance for vertical mixed use property zoning at the June 9, 2022 meeting. The city handled the process for voting and...

Community Development Commission - Julie Woods, CDC Representative Longtime neighbors in Dawson will remember that our neighborhood association is responsible for electing the South Austin representative on the Community Development Commission. As I serve on the CDC,...

Party Houses In The Neighorhood: What to Do Short term rentals (STRs) in Austin have been a problem for a more than a decade and Dawson, as a centeral neighborhood, has its share. Austin city code defines two three types of single-family STR: type 1, type 2...