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When the franchise agreements for Austin Cab and Yellow Cab are renewed at Thursday’s Council meeting, it will likely mark the last time those deals go through without major changes. That’s because Council members Bill Spelman, Laura Morrison, and Chris…
Mayor Lee Leffingwell said Sunday, “I don’t think all the questions were fully answered at this point” concerning the city’s handling of the independent report about the death of Nathaniel Sanders at the hands of Officer Leonardo Quintana last May.…
Chair Betty Baker warned the audience at the Zoning and Platting Commission last week that a posting error on the Great Hills Country Club rezoning was unlikely to change the outcome in the case. And she was right. Larry…
The Austin Water Utility (AWU) has upped the reward it’s offering for information leading to the arrest of the individual(s) who allegedly caused the massive sewer spill two weekends ago (see In Fact Daily, May 10, 2010). Initially set at…
Revenues from the tax-increment finance, or TIF, district intended to pay for the Waller Creek tunnel project are behind projections after two years, but not enough to cause the city serious concern, a city budget official said last night. …
The city has begun spending millions of federal stimulus dollars to decrease and prevent tobacco use in Austin. And according to Vince Cobalis, assistant director of Human Services, the results of local efforts could affect how billions of dollars in…
Under pressure from City Manager Marc Ott over legal advice related to the release of a report on the shooting death of Nathaniel Sanders, City Attorney David Smith announced his decision to retire on Wednesday. Smith, who became City Attorney…
Much of the debate about the future of Austin Energy and power generation in the city it serves found itself in front of the Texas State Senate Committee on Business and Commerce on Wednesday. There, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, interim Austin…
The City Council voted last week to deny the rezoning of an office building at the corner of Limerick Avenue and West Parmer Lane. Despite the fact that the application was only up for a first read and that the…
Mayor Lee Leffingwell has asked City Manager Marc Ott to provide “a detailed written accounting of city staff’s decision-making process” regarding the consultant’s report on the 2009 shooting death of Nathaniel Sanders at the hands of Officer Leonardo Quintana. …
It’s been nearly a week since Dorinda Pulliam, the city’s assistant director for animal services, left her post as the head of the Town Lake Animal Shelter to “assist with special projects in other divisions” of the Health and Human…
Hays County commissioners narrowly approved a resolution Tuesday in support of the construction of State Highway 45 SW, voting 3-2 to recommend that the stretch of road remain part of the 2035 CAMPO transportation plan. Commissioners Jeff Barton, Will…
