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Two members of the Austin City Council say City Manager Marc Ott has indicated that he plans to hire Larry Weis, General Manager of the Turlock (CA) Irrigation District, to lead Austin Energy and is offering him a salary higher…
The Castleman-Bull House, for all its prominence in the history of downtown and on the banks of Waller Creek, is still a home with no real purpose. A decade ago, the Heritage Society of Austin rescued the Civil War-era…
The Hays County Commissioners Court has voted to lend its support to a road construction project initiated by the City of San Marcos. In so doing, the county may end up spending more of local taxpayers’ money. That’s because it…
Four days after the City Auditor’s office released a report detailing the risks posed by the continued employment of Roy Rivers in the Purchasing Department, questions remain as to why and how a convicted felon stayed on in the department…
The Austin Revitalization Authority and the Urban Renewal Board are like a couple certain they’re ready to move forward with the divorce, somewhere between dividing the furniture and signing the final paperwork. The tri-party agreement among ARA, URB and…
If a proposed acceleration in the schedule for the city’s Zero Waste initiative is adopted, 90 percent of the city’s waste stream would be diverted to destinations other than a landfill by 2030, rather than the Council mandated deadline of…
Mayor Lee Leffingwell said Monday “at this point I’m leaning against” a $750,000 settlement for the family of Nathaniel Sanders. The Sanders family sued the City of Austin and APD Officer Leonardo Quintana alleging wrongful death in the police shooting…
In response to a request from a City Council member, the city auditor’s office has determined that the reinstatement of a previously terminated Purchasing Office employee presents a risk to the city. That information came out Friday in the form…
The Bull Creek Planned Unit Development is one that city planners have talked about for months as the project wended its way through the approval process. That wasn’t because Bull Creek was complicated, like the East Avenue PUD on…
The county program that provides legal representation to defendants is short on cash and will receive $600,000 from a reserve fund to help get it through the fiscal year. Travis County Commissioners approved the transfer on Tuesday to pay…
Austinites suggestions’ for how to cut the city budget, made in recent weeks in an online survey, range from the practical to the radical. Some of the top suggestions call for cuts in funding festivals and Formula 1 racetracks, while…
The city is now one big step closer to finding its next animal shelter director. Yesterday, city staff introduced the Animal Advisory Commission to the head of the recruitment firm that has been hired to find a replacement for former…
