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Election results: Voters overwhelmingly support civilian oversight of Austin police

Austin voters have decided the future of police oversight of the Austin Police Department. Proposition A, which would expand oversight, cruised to victory Saturday: 70 percent of voters supported the measure, according to unofficial voting numbers. Proposition B, which would…

Bonds & Propositions • By Andrew Weber, KUT • May 6, 2023

Council votes to get rid of parking requirements

City Council on Thursday directed city staff to eliminate parking requirements from the city’s land use regulations outside the central business district. The city eliminated downtown parking requirements, except for spaces for those with disabilities, in 2013. Thursday’s resolution would…

Land Development Code • By Jo Clifton • May 5, 2023

Community groups call for an end to APD, DPS partnership

Multiple community representatives and activists called for an end to the partnership between the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety during public comment at City Council’s regular meeting May 4. The concerns echo questions raised by…

Police • By Nina Hernandez • May 5, 2023

City staffers provide ADU, "site plan lite" updates

City staffers updated the Planning Commission last week on efforts to make accessory dwelling units easier to build and to create a “site plan lite” to streamline permitting for small multifamily developments. City Council initiated the efforts through multiple resolutions…

Land Development Code • By Jonathan Lee • May 5, 2023

The Confluence marks next phase for Waterloo Greenway parks system

Wednesday’s groundbreaking of the Confluence – the second phase of the ambitious Waterloo Greenway effort – marks the latest move in the city’s work to revitalize the area around Waller Creek and turn the frequently flooded waterway into a community…

Parks • By Chad Swiatecki • May 5, 2023

Council members grill APD, DPS chiefs over partnership's impacts on Black and Latino Austinites

City Council questioned leaders of the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday about the disparate impacts its policing partnership is having on communities of color throughout Austin. The briefings took place during Tuesday’s work…

Police • By Nina Hernandez • May 4, 2023

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Central Health, Ascension Seton trade barbs

The lawsuits between Ascension Texas, formerly known as the Seton Healthcare Family, and Travis County’s Central Health continue with little prospect of progress in the near future. Seton and Central Health have been at loggerheads since at least 2020, and…

Courts • By Jo Clifton • May 4, 2023

LBJ students eye AEDC's future as deals for city-funded creative spaces proceed

A study of possible growth scenarios for the Austin Economic Development Corporation sees the quasi-public entity as the primary resource for helping to grow local arts organizations while also increasing collaborations between those groups and local developers. A recent report…

City Hall • By Chad Swiatecki • May 4, 2023

Travis County honors Sheriff’s Office, in light of substantial correctional staffing shortages

The Travis County Commissioners Court approved a proclamation Tuesday that recognized the week of May 7 as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week in Travis County. Commissioners announced the proclamation before a group of several county correctional officers, including Travis…

Public Safety • By Seth Smalley • May 4, 2023

TipSheet: Austin City Council, 5.4.23

City Council will meet today for its regular Thursday meeting. If we were in the business of classifying this meeting, it would probably be a “medium meeting” with a few things of interest on the agenda, but nothing that threatens…

TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 4, 2023

A one-bedroom apartment comes with 1.5 parking spots. Austin could change that.

City Council members will decide Thursday whether to stop requiring developers to build parking. With some exceptions, city rules require most residential and commercial developers to build a minimum amount of parking spots. The number depends on several factors, including…

Land Development Code • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • May 3, 2023

City Council hears mixed news on financial future

Austin Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo gave City Council both good and bad news at Tuesday’s briefing on the city’s financial forecast. Van Eenoo said General Fund revenues, especially sales tax proceeds and interest earnings, have put the city…

Budget • By Jo Clifton • May 3, 2023

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