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Council approves $6.9M in agreements for remaining RISE funds
City Council doled out nearly $6.9 million to 12 social services organizations in a unanimous vote Thursday, spending the remainder of the $15 million Relief in a State of Emergency, or RISE, fund approved by Council on April 9. Mayor…
City Council • By Ryan Thornton • May 22, 2020
Ultimate vision for Burnet loses center-running dedicated transitways, gains two traffic lanes
The Austin Transportation Department’s 2013 Corridor Development Program for Burnet Road envisions a future of cycle tracks, bus stop pullouts, shade trees, and for the roadway section between U.S. Highway 183 and MoPac Expressway, “two exclusive (bus rapid transit) lanes…
Roads • By Ryan Thornton • May 21, 2020
Federal appeals court temporarily halts expansion of mail-in voting in Texas
An expansion of Texas’ vote-by-mail program during the pandemic is on hold, again. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling from a day earlier that opened up mail-in voting to people under…
Elections • By Ashley Lopez, KUT • May 21, 2020
Opposition to RV park diminishes
Although members of the Lower Boggy Creek Neighborhood Association have opposed a zoning change that would allow construction of an RV campground, cafe and convenience store on Delwau Lane, it appears that they will accept the new development after negotiating…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • May 21, 2020
Planning Commission approves subdivision in West Oak Hill despite deed restriction concerns
At its May 12 meeting, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a preliminary plan for the Twilight Gardens subdivision in West Oak Hill. The plan will create 20 lots on 17.92 acres in Southwest Austin. Jerry Perales of Perales Land Development,…
Development • By Nina Hernandez • May 21, 2020
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…
City Council • By Ryan Thornton • May 20, 2020
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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…
Austin • By Andrew Weber, KUT • May 20, 2020
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…
Budget • By Jessi Devenyns • May 20, 2020
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…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • May 20, 2020
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…
Austin • By Ryan Thornton • May 19, 2020
Ahead of Abbott's reopening, Council members urge state to address Covid-19 in East Austin
Ahead of Gov. Greg Abbott’s moves on Monday to allow more Texas businesses to reopen and cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, four members of City Council representing East Austin urged the state to do more to protect vulnerable communities from…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • May 19, 2020
Public Safety Commission gives EMS a boost, criticizes APD
On Monday the city’s Public Safety Commission unanimously recommended an additional $2.3 million for Austin-Travis County EMS to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, while rejecting almost every request from the police department for additional funding. The commission also voted to…
