On Thursday, November 21, Austin City Council will vote to adopt a new Equity-Based Preservation Plan. Let Council know that you SUPPORT the adoption of a visionary future for protecting Austin’s historic, architectural, and cultural heritage. Click for more information on how you can help.

Austin has been losing its historic structures and resources at a rapid pace, compelling several questions around historic preservation. Why do we preserve certain structures and sites, and how do we make those decisions? What tools do we have to preserve them? Among the most powerful tools at the disposal of preservationists to combat demolition are local historic districts.