Congress Avenue transformation plan gets support from Urban ...
Dec 6, 2024 · The Urban Transportation Commission has voted to support the proposed transformation of most of the downtown portion of Congress Avenue, turning much of the street into a pedestrian- and multimodal-focused corridor and removing almost all vehicular traffic. The recommendation to City Council was approved at the commission’s meeting earlier this week.
ZAP Commission forwards recommendation allowing some …
Dec 6, 2024 · The Zoning and Platting Commission voted to move forward a recommendation on allowing some commercial uses in residential zones to the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee and Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee. The proposed recommendation allows limited commercial uses in residential zones, aiming …
Austin’s police union, city agree to a $218 million, five-year labor ...
Sep 25, 2024 · Austin’s police union and the city agreed in principle Monday to a five-year labor contract. The $218 million deal, which comes after years of occasionally contentious negotiations, would give police officers a 28 percent raise over the next five years.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues nonprofit that serves …
Nov 27, 2024 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued an Austin nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness. The lawsuit accuses Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center of fostering drug use, violence and other activities that endanger nearby residents. Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center has operated out of Sunrise Community Church in …
Updated: Austin Energy still considering options to answer to grid ...
Nov 7, 2024 · As its end-of-year deadline approaches, Austin Energy is busy crunching numbers, hoping to finally nail down a much-anticipated update to its Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan. Update: Following publication of this story, Austin Energy reached out to …
Voters pass Austin Independent School District Proposition A
Austin Independent School District Proposition A, a tax rate election, passed with 58 percent of the vote on Nov. 5, resulting in a property tax increase for Austin residents that will invest $41 million in AISD. The Austin ISD Board…
Austin's airport is getting a new concourse and 20 more gates but …
Apr 16, 2024 · The new concourse isn’t expected to welcome the public until 2030 at the earliest. Over the longer term, the concourse could be further extended to accommodate up to 40 gates, more than doubling ABIA’s current capacity of 34 gates. Concourse B has been in the planning stages for years, developed as part of a long-term strategy approved by City Council in 2018.
Ethics complaints filed against Siegel, AURA - Austin Monitor
Dec 12, 2024 · An ethics complaint has been filed against Mike Siegel, who is running to take the District 7 City Council seat in the Dec. 14 runoff. Adam Haynes also filed an ethics complaint against a major urbanist group that has been campaigning for Siegel. The complaints were first reported Wednesday in The ...
Laine appears to edge out Kelly in race for D6 Council seat
Key Players & Topics In This Article. District 6: District 6 covers the far northwest parts of the city, including the Anderson Mill, River Place, Avery Ranch, Riata and Robinson Ranch neighborhoods.The area is bisected east to west by SH 45/RM 620 and north-south by US 183 and RM 2222. The southern end of the district hugs neighborhoods along Lake Austin and the south shore of Lake Travis.
Council work sessions slated to resume, with some changes
Sep 26, 2024 · Key Players & Topics In This Article. Bill Aleshire: A former Travis County judge, Aleshire has since been involved in a host of causes.These include the 2011 controversy over what Travis County Attorney David Escamilla eventually found to be Austin City Council violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act, as well as a law suit …