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Agent Jim Bennett had to take his case on Curtis Avenue to the Residential Design and Compatibility Commission four times before he got approval for increased floor-to-area ratios on a two-story duplex. Vice Chair Karen McGraw and Commissioner Mary…
How much money does Austin Energy need annually to run its electric system reliably? That was the $1.136 billion question at a special meeting of the advisory Electric Utility Commission (EUC) on Monday, as more than a dozen representatives…
Members of the Travis County Commissioners’ Court and county staff are moving forward with a host of changes they hope will improve the county’s response to catastrophic events such as the Labor Day fires. They range from establishing a system…
The contentious debate over whether or not to move elections from May to November next year won’t be resolved before Friday, when Council will hold a special called meeting to give the item a third and final reading. Council was…
Last Friday the City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously to divvy up more than $360,000 in unallocated social service funding to four social service agencies — Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Austin Community College Teacher TRAC, the…
The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District has some tough redistricting decisions ahead, and some lines have already been drawn. Currently, board members Bob Larsen, Jack Goodman, and Craig Smith all live in Austin. State law dictates that only two…
Citing a looming deadline for ordering voting equipment for a planned May Council election, Council members Laura Morrison and Bill Spelman have posted the item for action on today’s work session agenda. Council voted 4-3 on Sept. 22 to go…
The pecan tree at Third and Bowie will remain for at least another week, as the Planning Commission has postponed the determination of its fate once again. The 57-foot heritage tree stands in the way of a proposed 400-foot…
Larry Weis sums up his first year as general manager of Austin Energy by highlighting accomplishments, frustrations and ongoing challenges. In a wide-ranging interview with In Fact Daily, Weis says he has moved into his leadership and management role…
The combination of form-based code and a new purpose for Highland Mall could turn Airport Boulevard from an urban drag into a new median-priced uptown. Planner Scott Polikov unveiled some basics of the boulevard plan at an open house…
With Central Texas in the midst of a historical drought, a report released yesterday confirmed many people’s worst fears about the resulting economic impact on the Lake Travis area: that low lake levels can, and most likely will, have a…
The Planning Commission has decided to push Council into an area where the city’s Law Department does not want it to go: enforcing private deed restrictions on flag lots. How to subdivide a piece of land to include a…
