Live music lineup announced for City of Hutto’s 4th of July Celebration

Who’s ready to rock this Independence Day? The City of Hutto is thrilled to reveal the live music lineup for this year’s free 4th of July Celebration! Micah Marcos will kick off the show before the Steph Cash Band takes the stage. El T...

Hutto Parks ready for play this summer

Summer is here! In anticipation of seasonal fun, the Hutto Parks and Recreation Department has been hard at work completing upgrades at many City parks. 

Crews have spent the last several weeks and months trimming trees, cleaning up debris and bea...

Real Estate Services Director joins Team Hutto

The City of Hutto is pleased to welcome Sara Cervantes to the team as our first-ever director of real estate services.

This is a new position for Hutto, which is tasked in negotiating Development Agreements and serving as the key point person for new devel...

Join in the National Public Works Week celebration

The City of Hutto joins organizations from around the country in recognizing National Public Works Week, celebrated this year from Sunday, May 21 through Saturday, May 27. The hard-working individuals within the City’s Public Works Department are divided ...

City hosts Road Projects Kick-off! May 31

The community is invited to join a kick-off celebration as the City of Hutto breaks ground on the first of many road improvement projects! This historic event will take place on Wednesday, May 31 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the corner of FM 1660 North and US ...

Update on Hutto’s Cottonwood Properties

The Hutto Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) has set its sights on developing the entirety of the Cottonwood Properties, beyond the much publicized “Project E.”  

The Cottonwood Properties stretch across 250 acres just north of US 79, between...

Next steps in Hutto City Council election

UPDATE MAY 16: The candidates in the run-off election for City Council Place 5 are Dana Wilcott and James Weaver.

The May 6, 2023, General Election resulted in Places 1 and 4 being elected to the Hutto City Council. Place 5 now in a run-off election.&n...

Updated agreement approved for Co-Op District

An updated master agreement between the City of Hutto and the Hutto Co-Op District developer, MA Partners, was unanimously approved by Hutto City Council on May 4, ensuring the project fulfills the vision of City leadership in a timely manner.

Over the pas...

Hutto hires events firm to manage Brushy Creek Amphitheater

More events are on the horizon for the Brushy Creek Amphitheater (BCA). The Hutto City Council recently voted to approve an agreement with a special events firm, The Directors of Chaos (DOC), to provide management and marketing services for the amphitheat...

Hutto EDC leaders focus on retail at major conference

Hutto economic development staff and board members are putting the finishing touches on their upcoming trip to the annual ICSC in Las Vegas, one of the largest gatherings of retail professionals in the world. 

Nearly 20,000 attendees from around t...

Environmental expert joins Team Hutto

The City of Hutto is pleased to announce the hiring of Mindy McDonough as our first-ever regulatory compliance manager. Mindy brings over 25 years of public service to Hutto, primarily with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). 

Fo...

Academy Sports + Outdoors coming soon to Hutto

At the Hutto City Council meeting tonight (April 6, 2023), cheers erupted on the official announcement of another major brand coming soon to Hutto.  

Austin Alvis, president of NewQuest Properties, had the honor of announcing to City Council that ...

Public invited to speed-dating budget workshops

The City of Hutto has always invited and valued public input as the City develops its annual budget. But this year, Hutto is changing things up with speed-dating style budget talks! This new format is designed to provide more meaningful conversations betw...

New library manager brings nationwide experience to Hutto

The City of Hutto is excited to introduce the newest library manager for the Hutto Public Library, Trudy Williams. She brings over 30 years of professional librarian experience from around the country to Hutto, including over two decades in library manage...

Update on Hutto Megasite “Project Acropolis”

The Hutto Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) recently made the decision to proactively release a hold on a highly-coveted piece of land within the Megasite to further pursue more immediate options for Hutto. On March 6, the HEDC voted to return an es...

Rick Coronado joins Team Hutto as director of public works

The City of Hutto has a new director of public works. Rick Coronado joined Team Hutto in March after 28 years with the City of Austin Water Utility, including nearly a decade as the chief operating officer.

In his new role with the City of Hutto, Coronado ...

Council revisits Strategic Plan, CIP priorities

The Hutto City Council has revisited its Strategic Plan to help guide decision-making through the upcoming annual budget process and beyond.

At a special work-session lasting nearly eight hours March 10 and 11, Council members discussed their vision for mo...

Top Notch opens March 22 in Hutto

The much anticipated opening of Top Notch Hamburgers at The Hutto Co-Op District is set for Wednesday, March 22. This will mark only the second location of Top Notch since its iconic original location opened on Burnet Road in Austin in 1971. 

Top ...

Hutto EDC officially acquires Cottonwood Properties

The Hutto Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is thrilled to announce the EDC officially took ownership of the Cottonwood Properties on March 6, 2023. 

City Manager James Earp, acting in his capacity as CEO of the Cottonwood Development Corpora...

City to appeal Odis Jones verdict

In response to the shocking verdict in a federal suit brought against the city by Odis Jones, former Hutto city manager, the Hutto City Council has announced City leaders will aggressively contest the multi-million-dollar award.

At issue is the City Counci...

Hutto launches first-ever victims’ advocacy program

More resources are coming online for the Hutto community. The City of Hutto and Hutto Police Department are honored to launch a victims’ advocacy program, with Khila Coleman leading the helm. The first-of-its-kind program in Hutto aims to support...

City releases short documentary film on the hippo legend

The City of Hutto is home to the only hippopotamus mascot in the United States. But how did our community become known way-back-when for an animal so wild and remote? And what does it really mean to be part of "hippo nation"? Take a fun look ins...

Hutto Police provide update on fatal Lakeside Estates shooting

The City of Hutto would like to provide an update to Hutto residents regarding a fatal shooting that occurred the afternoon of Jan. 31, 2023, in the Lakeside Estates neighborhood. A Hutto man has been arrested and charged in the case. Stephfon Autry, who ...

Emergency Management Coordinator joins Team Hutto

EVO to build theater, entertainment venue in Hutto this Spring

At the Hutto City Council meeting tonight (Thursday, Jan. 19), full details were revealed about EVO Entertainment Group’s newest ground-up prototype as part of the expansion of Townwest Commons. The detailed plan entails a new state-of-...

Hutto EDC provides update on development projects

Even during the holiday season, the Hutto Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) remains hard at work on their mission of bringing diverse businesses to Hutto while continuing to retain and support local businesses that already call our community home.

Wi...

Hutto named a top place to live in the US

Hippos are just the beginning for the City of Hutto, named one of the Top 50 Best Places to Live by Money Magazine. Click here to learn more about Hutto and what it has to offer residents and businesses, both current and prospective. As ...

Budget Preview: The Story of Hutto

HBO show partly filmed in Hutto set for April 27 release

UPDATE February 22, 2023:

HBO Max is set to release the first episode of "Love and Death" on April 27, 2023. A trailer was released this month on the true-crime miniseries filmed in Hutto and other Texas towns.  

ORIGINAL POST October 1, ...