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The idea of single-member districts might not have gained a lot of momentum since 2008 when a split City Council decided to put off another election on the matter, but Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) is ready to force the change.…
Bolstered by support from the Montopolis Neighborhood Association, the Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a plan amendment and rezoning case on East Riverside, despite initial concerns that it could conflict with an impending master plan for the area. The…
Place 4 incumbent Laura Morrison and challenger Eric Rangel sparred over a variety of issues at last Friday’s forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters and the city’s Ethics Commission. Place 4 candidate K. Toby Ryan Hill said…
The Travis County Commissioners Court appears poised to take some kind of action over the issue of floating habitable structures on Lake Travis. Though the Lower Colorado River Authority has already voted to place a moratorium on such buildings along…
A split has emerged on the Travis County Commissioners Court about how to proceed with the initial stages of construction for the future Travis Civil and Family Courthouse. Two commissioners – Pct. 3’s Karen Huber and Pct. 4’s Margaret…
At a press conference yesterday, San Antonio businessman and key Formula 1 investor Red McCombs unveiled the new name for the F1 racetrack currently under construction in Elroy — Circuit of the Americas. Soon after, presenters discussed future plans for…
Activist John Bush has started an anonymous-contributor fundraising effort to finance political signs denigrating City Council Place 3 incumbent Randi Shade. Bush, who is executive director of Texans for Accountable Government, insists that, because members of the group behind the…
Four Austin Water Utility division managers have been demoted because they failed to pass a state test required to hold their positions. AWU Director Greg Meszaros announced the demotions in an email to all utility employees on Tuesday. The…
The candidate forum at City Hall on Friday night, hosted by the League of Women Voters and the Ethics Commission, had a wide range of questions but a small audience in Council chambers. Answers to the standard questions were…
Austin Interfaith’s Sunday night accountability forum easily will be the largest vetting this election season and probably the toughest crowd any Council candidate will face when choosing to say “no” to a particular issue. Leaders of Austin Interfaith made…
After two weeks of forums, the candidates for the Place 3 seat on the Austin City Council have certainly honed their campaign rhetoric, a fact on display at the League of Women Voters debate last Friday. The candidates –…
Nearly a year after City Council passed a resolution directing the city manager and the Historic Landmark Commission to come up with recommendations to improve the city’s historic landmark program, the commission is set to vote on those recommendations this…
