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Austin Monitor Radio: D1 candidates

In this, the most recent installment of our radio show, Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard sits down with District 1 candidates Mitrah Elizabeth Avini and (write-in candidate) Misael D. Ramos. Why do they want to be on Austin’s City Council?…

Radio • By Austin Monitor • Nov 5, 2018

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Camelback PUD project receives final approval from Council

When it comes to approving a highly visible planned unit development on an iconic piece of Austin property, it’s not going to be an easy decision. After all, the devil is in the details. On Thursday night, after several hours…

Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 2, 2018

IndyAustin suspends paid petition drive against stadium deal

An activist group looking to prevent the city from making deals to build for-profit entertainment venues on city land has pulled back some of its resources for a petition drive. IndyAustin began collecting signatures in September with the goal of…

Local Politics • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 2, 2018

At long last, Council approves biosolids contract

On Thursday, City Council put an end to two and a half years of squabbling over a lucrative contract to manage biosolid waste generated by the city water utility. Council voted 10-1 to award the contract to Synagro of Texas-CDR…

City Hall • By Jack Craver • Nov 2, 2018

Despite road plans, Council OKs zoning

Council rejected recommendations of the city’s zoning and transportation staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission at Thursday’s meeting, granting on first reading a request for commercial and mixed-use zoning on a northeast Austin property at 9100 Brown Lane. The…

Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Nov 2, 2018

The Norwood House may soon get a face-lift

On the northwestern corner of Interstate 35 and Riverside Drive is a plot of land that the city purchased in 1985 and that most Austinites know to be an off-leash dog park. However, also nestled on that same plot of…

Parks • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 1, 2018

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Long road to expo center revamp could begin Thursday

Thursday’s City Council meeting is expected to see the first moves toward a long-off ballot initiative that will eventually lead to an ambitious rehabilitation of the Travis County Expo Center. The resolution, which is expected to pass on consent, will…

Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 1, 2018

Council: What to do about boards and commissions?

City Council members seem to all agree that something should be done to make the city’s dozens of citizen boards and commissions more efficient and effective. At a Council work session Tuesday, Council members discussed whether the city should embark…

City Hall • By Jack Craver • Nov 1, 2018

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Cruz gets another year at helm of AISD

The Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees only took a few minutes Monday night to approve a one-year extension of Superintendent Paul Cruz’s contract. The extension means that Cruz will continue getting paid $310,000 a year through 2021. After…

AISD • By Jack Craver • Nov 1, 2018

Council seems ready to OK biosolids contract

The latest chapter in the city’s quest to sign a new contract for handling biosolids at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant appears to be nearing its end after two and half years of struggle. With Council Member Alison Alter…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Oct 31, 2018

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport plans expansion as air traffic soars

Take all the people who live in New York City. Multiply that by two, and you’ll get the number of passengers who are expected to travel through Austin’s airport this year: 16 million. That’s a lot. By 2040, Austin-Bergstrom International…

Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Oct 31, 2018

City ethics rule may be unconstitutional

Mayor Steve Adler’s campaign manager filed an ethics complaint Tuesday against Megaphone GPAC, a general purpose political action committee opposing the mayor’s re-election. But it seems likely that the complaint will be dismissed, according to attorneys familiar with election law.…

Elections • By Jo Clifton • Oct 31, 2018

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