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Proposed budget emphasizes city basics, long-term financial stability

Interim City Manager Jesús Garza and city financial staff on Wednesday presented their proposed $5.5 billion budget for 2023-24. Austin taxpayers currently pay 46.27 cents per $100 taxable value. That rate will decline to 42.42 cents for next year, although…

Budget • By Jo Clifton • Jul 20, 2023

Garza explains motivations behind proposed changes to Equity, Civil Rights offices

At Wednesday’s budget work session, interim City Manager Jesús Garza offered some of his rationale behind the proposed reorganization of four city offices, a change that has drawn criticism from community groups involved in equality and racial justice. During the…

Budget • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 20, 2023

Council to formalize $200 minimum pay for musicians at city events

City Council will likely adopt a new pay scale for musicians performing for city events today, adopting a rate of $200 per musician as a base rate with a sliding scale for performers in larger groups. The resolution set for…

City Hall • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 20, 2023

County approves Travis Club development, despite community objections

The Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday passed a motion approving an initial phase of the Travis Club development, a 1,047-acre property – featuring golf course lots, a marina and more than 500 housing units – that is slated for…

Development • By Seth Smalley • Jul 20, 2023

TipSheet: City Council, 7.20.23

Today, City Council returns from its summer break with a hefty 196-item agenda that may test the startling efficiency of Mayor Kirk Watson. Of course, not all of those items will warrant a discussion (or coverage), but we’ve done our…

City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 20, 2023

Council considers code amendments to relax single-family zoning rules

City Council will consider an item at this week’s meeting that would begin the process of relaxing the city’s strict single-family zoning rules. Item 126, sponsored by Council Member Leslie Pool, directs the city manager to propose code amendments that…

Land Development Code • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 19, 2023

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CapMetro's newer 5-by-12-foot shelters can fit in places where the older ones could not.

Do Austin's new bus shelters cut it in the Texas heat?

Under Austin’s scorching afternoon sun, Elijah Archie finds himself at the outskirts of Capital Metro’s service area. He’s on Decker Lane, earbuds in, eyes scanning for the bus. He’s standing next to one of the public transit provider’s sleek, new…

Transit • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Jul 19, 2023

Council member asks for analysis of Austin Tourism Public Improvement District plan, including homelessness aid

The plan for an Austin Tourism Public Improvement District is set for a deep-dive analysis, after City Council Member Vanessa Fuentes requested a briefing on it during a work session Tuesday.  The draft plan would create an agreement with local…

City Council • By Andrea Guzman • Jul 19, 2023

City makes Barton Springs Road safety improvements ahead of pilot

The city recently began work on a series of safety improvements to the crash-prone stretch of Barton Springs Road between Stratford Drive – inside Zilker Park – and South Lamar Boulevard, ahead of a yearlong pilot program that has prompted…

Parks • By Emma Freer • Jul 19, 2023

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Proposal to reorganize Equity, Civil Rights offices draws criticism ahead of budget release

The proposed reorganization of a handful of city offices under the early draft of the city budget is drawing criticism from community groups, who argue the changes will undermine years of work to improve equity, civil rights and services to…

Budget • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 18, 2023

Staff releases expedited timeline for housing code amendments

An updated timeline for implementation of a bundle of city code amendments aimed at increasing housing supply is in the hands of City Council. In a memo dated July 13, Planning Department Director Lauren Middleton-Pratt revealed the updated Schedule of…

Land Development Code • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 18, 2023

City IDs $65M in creative space needs for possible 2024 bond package

The city has identified $65 million in critical needs for cultural arts infrastructure projects that will be under consideration for a possible bond vote in 2024. A memo released last week spells out the progress being made on a handful…

Bonds & Propositions • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 18, 2023

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