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Thursday, May 21, 2020 by Elizabeth Pagano
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TipSheet: City Council, 5.21.20
Today Austin City Council will convene for its regular Thursday meeting. Once again the meeting will follow the procedures put in place to combat the spread of Covid-19. That means it will be held remotely, with public testimony taken at…
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by Ryan Thornton
City Council
City outlines $270M coronavirus response
The city’s budget office has landed on a provisional Covid-19 spending plan to manage the ongoing public health crisis and provide vulnerable residents, professionals and businesses with the financial support to survive.The $270.1 million framework features $37.9 million for medical…
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by Andrew Weber
Austin
Austin sees 10-year high in the number of people experiencing homelessness
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Austin hit a 10-year high in 2020, according to a new report.Data from the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition’s point-in-time count show that 2,506 people were homeless on the night of the annual census,…
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by Jessi Devenyns
Budget
County regroups, contemplates upcoming budget
Budget season is well underway at Travis County. However, since the Travis County Commissioners Court approved budget guidelines in February, the coronavirus crisis has upended the initial projections from the county’s Planning and Budget Office.Three months ago, the budget forecast…
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by Jo Clifton
City Council
UT, city start negotiating a development deal
In response to a City Council request in February, the University of Texas has presented the broad outline of an agreement for developing its Austin properties, including the Brackenridge tract, the Pickle Research Center West, Sematech in East Austin, and…
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 by Ryan Thornton
Austin
City to rebury remains of those exhumed during Oakwood Cemetery chapel project
The final two-volume report on the Oakwood Cemetery chapel restoration project was released to the public Thursday, marking the beginning of the next step in the project’s long, complicated history: the reburial of the remains of 36 people whose graves…
