Vela's call for transparency would require police to release detailed data monthly

Austin Police Department may soon be required to regularly publish comprehensive data on the city’s digital portal in a move to add transparency and address a backlog of thousands of public information requests. City Council is set to consider a…

Police • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 14, 2023

Cap Metro board holds public hearing on proposed FY 2024 budget

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Wednesday held a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating and Capital Budget. Kevin Conlan, deputy chief financial officer, presented an overview of the $871 million budget proposal to…

Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Sep 14, 2023

TipSheet: Austin City Council, 9.14.23

At the risk of seeming optimistic and bad at defining “fun,” today’s City Council meeting seems like it could be just that. There are a few things in particular that caught our eye, and those are detailed below. The agenda…

TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 14, 2023

Campaign to landmark Peter Pan Mini Golf gains traction at city's preservation office

After 75 years in business, Austin’s Peter Pan Mini Golf is hoping to celebrate many more, with a grassroots campaign to zone the site historic beginning to take shape at the city’s Historic Preservation Office. The one-of-a-kind golf course made…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Sep 13, 2023

Council hears details of proposed $1M incentive package for NXP Semiconductors

A Dutch semiconductor manufacturer with two factories in Austin has applied to receive the city’s first major economic incentive package since 2017. City Council heard details at Tuesday’s work session about the proposed agreement with NXP Semiconductors N.V., which is…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 13, 2023

Vacancies at public safety agencies drive overtime costs

Staffing shortages in the city’s police, fire and emergency medical services departments are driving record-high reliance on overtime. Following a request from the city’s Public Safety Commission, public safety officials provided data on overtime use, as well as some possible…

Public Safety • By Emma Freer • Sep 13, 2023

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Hotels adjust proposed new tax, giving city steady funds for homeless services

The city’s major hoteliers have agreed to adjust the terms of a proposed new tax that will provide the city consistent money to fund homelessness services even while tourism drops off during the forthcoming reconstruction of the Austin Convention Center.…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 12, 2023

Austin delays removal of Flo, Barton Springs' century-old tree

Flo, Barton Springs’ iconic leaning pecan tree, will live to see at least a few more days. Just last week, Austin Parks and Recreation announced they would cut down the tree this Thursday because of Flo’s deteriorating condition – but today…

Parks • By Chelsey Zhu, KUT • Sep 12, 2023

Commission looks into how Austin creates street crossings

There’s a simple explanation for why Austinites may have noticed more signaled crosswalks in recent years: There are more. A recent discussion on the state of pedestrian hybrid beacons in the city caught up Urban Transportation Commission members on the…

Transportation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 12, 2023

Travis Heights "gingerbread house" on track for historic landmark status

Travis Heights preservationists had cause for celebration last week, as a proposal to landmark an iconic neighborhood home broke up the typical routine of demolition and disappointment. The case to rezone the property at 2101 Travis Heights Blvd., known among…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Sep 11, 2023

Are rents falling? Apartment association sees construction, weak demand causing 'negative rent growth'

A combination of softer demand by renters and new multifamily apartment units completing construction has caused some lowering of rents in the Austin market, according to members of the Austin Apartment Association. At a series of panel discussions last week,…

Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 11, 2023

Austin firefighters have new contract in place

After years of heated negotiations, and about a year without a contract in place, Austin firefighters finally have an agreement with the city in place. The contract, which is effective immediately, comes from an three-member arbitration panel. Unlike a normal…

Fire • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 11, 2023

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