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Austin

A monthly archive of Austin's public data — construction, business openings, service requests, safety, and food inspections.

Monthly dispatches

  1. 2027-06 One business closure in otherwise quiet Austin permits 0 · new biz 0 · 311 0 · crime 0
  2. 2026-10 Austin logs quiet October permits 0 · new biz 0 · 311 0 · crime 0
  3. 2026-08 Austin logs one business closure in August permits 0 · new biz 0 · 311 0 · crime 0
  4. 2026-07 Austin adds one peddler, nothing else moves permits 0 · new biz 1 · 311 0 · crime 0
  5. 2026-05 Austin logs eight new licenses in May permits 0 · new biz 8 · 311 0 · crime 0
  6. 2026-04 Austin crime drops by a third in April permits 61 · new biz 25 · 311 2927 · crime 610
  7. 2026-03 Austin permit value hits $5.6M, up 172% on bigger projects permits 91 · new biz 22 · 311 2999 · crime 921
  8. 2026-02 Austin adds 57 businesses, including Big "M" Pancake House permits 46 · new biz 57 · 311 2405 · crime 799
  9. 2026-01 Austin permit value drops 73% despite more projects permits 63 · new biz 34 · 311 2607 · crime 792
  10. 2025-12 Austin December permits fall to 50, $10M permits 50 · new biz 48 · 311 2355 · crime 797
  11. 2025-11 Austin permits hit $17M in November permits 99 · new biz 119 · 311 2186 · crime 897
  12. 2025-10 Austin permit count jumps 32% on express volume permits 87 · new biz 47 · 311 2515 · crime 927
  13. 2025-09 Austin permit value jumps to $18.7M on fewer applications permits 66 · new biz 32 · 311 2614 · crime 923
  14. 2025-08 Austin permit value climbs to $3.4M on 76 applications permits 76 · new biz 41 · 311 3160 · crime 1009
  15. 2025-07 Austin permit count jumps 25% on express filings permits 91 · new biz 51 · 311 3492 · crime 1072
  16. 2025-06 Austin permit value drops 79% to $2.9M permits 73 · new biz 45 · 311 3032 · crime 997
  17. 2025-05 Austin permit value jumps to $13.8M on fewer projects permits 81 · new biz 141 · 311 2836 · crime 1043
  18. 2025-04 Austin permit value plunges 90% to $3.3M permits 97 · new biz 54 · 311 2873 · crime 1003
  19. 2025-03 Austin permit value triples to $32.8 million permits 84 · new biz 24 · 311 2810 · crime 995
  20. 2025-02 Austin permit value jumps to $10.2M on 47 permits permits 47 · new biz 37 · 311 2134 · crime 936
  21. 2025-01 Austin issues 75 permits, 48 through express program permits 75 · new biz 134 · 311 2642 · crime 997
  22. 2024-12 Austin permit value jumps 41% on fewer filings permits 55 · new biz 35 · 311 2118 · crime 1055
  23. 2024-11 Austin permit value drops 90% to $2.6 million permits 66 · new biz 44 · 311 2141 · crime 995
  24. 2024-10 Austin permit value jumps to $26.4 million permits 74 · new biz 33 · 311 2575 · crime 1121
  25. 2024-09 Austin permit count drops 28% despite $5M in total work permits 76 · new biz 30 · 311 2832 · crime 1107
  26. 2024-08 Austin permit count up 13% on express applications permits 105 · new biz 48 · 311 2887 · crime 1098
  27. 2024-07 Austin permit value jumps 43% on $17.7M permits 93 · new biz 44 · 311 3975 · crime 1157
  28. 2024-06 Austin permit value jumps to $12.3M on fewer applications permits 80 · new biz 33 · 311 3233 · crime 1229
  29. 2024-05 Austin permits triple to 99, $5M in work permits 99 · new biz 71 · 311 3277 · crime 1065
  30. 2024-04 Austin's top service request: 453 water lead test kits permits 31 · new biz 62 · 311 3068 · crime 1005