Apr 4, 2026 | 12:00 pm
Editor’s note: The top Austin news of the week looks at the income you need to live “comfortable,” and a new city resolution to support small business. Plus, the best Easter brunches and events in town. Read on for our most popular stories, then visit this guide to weekend fun.
1. This is the salary you need to live comfortably in Austin in 2026. A new report analyzing how much it costs to live “in sustainable comfort” in the biggest U.S. cities has found Austin residents actually need to make less money now than they did in 2025 to live comfortably in the city.
2. Austin City Council approves resolution supporting front yard businesses. Austinites who really love shopping at small, local businesses may be seeing more of them soon in their own neighborhoods, thanks to a new resolution by the city council…