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Abilene Police Impound Auction Opens Feb 1

Abilene Police Impound Auction

Notice of Public Sale of Abandoned Vehicles

The Abilene Police Impound Facility has scheduled an auction of abandoned motor vehicles with RENEBATES.COM. The auction will open for bids on February 1, 2022 and bidding will conti...

South 27th road construction begins the week of January 10

Drivers who travel South 27th Street from Barrow to Buffalo Gap Road will want to prepare for possible detours and delays beginning the week of January 10 as a contractor will start work to reconstruct and repave that area of roadway.

The intersections of ...

Baby steenbok born at the Abilene Zoo

The Abilene Zoo had a wonderful Christmas gift born on December 9, 2021; a baby steenbok!

Go to MyABI TV, the City's YouTube channel to see video of the newborn steenbok nursing. You can also click here: https://youtu.be/ABLMJmfTQng

This species of...

Lancium to build a renewable energy powered data center in Abilene

December 21, 2021, Abilene, Texas— Taylor County and the City of Abilene have approved a project with Lancium, a Houston-based energy technology and infrastructure company, to build a large scale, renewable energy powered data center ca...

City partners with All Kind Animal Initiative to build state-of-the-art animal adoption center

The City of Abilene is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with All Kind Animal Initiative to manage the completion of the design work for the building of a new state-of-the-art animal adoption center to replace the existing Abilene Anima...

Downtown traffic flow changes begin Tuesday, November 9

The City of Abilene would like to notify drivers of traffic flow changes taking place in the downtown area beginning Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The changes are in part due to downtown hotel construction, and what will be a permanent change to street and t...

Cardboard recycling returns to Abilene drop-off recycling centers

The City of Abilene is pleased to announce the return of cardboard recycling at its recycling drop-off centers, effective immediately.

The Abilene area vendor that collects recyclable materials has partnered with a new buyer that now accepts cardboard prod...

Work to begin on reconstruction of North 18th Street bridge

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has notified the City of Abilene that work to repair the North 18th Street bridge will begin the week of November 7, 2021.

A contractor working for TxDOT will mobilize Monday, November 7 as crews begin the rec...

Abilene Taylor County Public Health District welcomes Medical Director Dr. Gary Goodnight

The Abilene Taylor County Public Health District is pleased to welcome Dr. Gary Goodnight as the new Health Authority for Taylor County effective October 30, 2021.  Dr. Goodnight replaces Dr. Annie Drachenberg whose contract ended October 29, 202...