Latest Headlines for Tuesday, November 12
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 by Jo Clifton
Elections
Campaign contribution limits going up
While candidates for state and federal offices have been gearing up to run in the March 2020 primary, likely City Council candidates have also been considering whether to run in next November’s election. In fact, candidates for Council have been…
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
Music commissioners push ACL Fest promoters for more local involvement, equity
Members of the Music Commission appear to have opened the door for a partnership between the city and local concert promotion giant C3 Presents to feature more Austin musicians at Austin City Limits Fest and other festivals run by the…
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Transportation
Mobility Committee aims to protect streets from parking demand
Parking has been “right-sized” in the draft Land Development Code, though some members of City Council are concerned that could have the wrong effect in some parts of the city.The code rewrite team told Council’s Mobility Committee last Tuesday that…
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 by Audrey McGlinchy
Land Development Code
Austin City Council will start voting on a new land code in December. Here are five terms to know.
The city of Austin has spent almost eight years and roughly $11 million rewriting its land use code, the set of rules dictating what you can build in the city and where you can build it.Much of the code can…
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 by Jack Craver
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TipSheets
TipSheet: Travis County, 11.12.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is usually available at the Travis…
Friday, November 8, 2019 by Andrew Weber
Austin
Gov. Abbott says he’ll use five acres of state-owned land to temporarily house homeless Austinites
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said the state will use five acres of state land at U.S. Highway 183 and Montopolis Drive as a temporary campsite for homeless Austinites. The site would serve as a stopgap until a privately backed effort…
