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TravCo bond talk takes explosive turn
Travis County is quietly but quickly approaching a major deadline in its runup to a potential 2017 bond referendum and if Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting was any indication, members of both the court and a citizens advisory council are deeply…
Bonds & Propositions • By Caleb Pritchard • May 17, 2017
Anti-annexation bill now biggest threat to city
Although there were numerous legislative proposals that threatened Austin at the beginning of the current session of the Texas Legislature, the one that now appears to put Austin’s ability to grow and pay for its services in greatest jeopardy is…
Texas State Legislature • By Jo Clifton • May 17, 2017
Costly wastewater expansion gets OK
Only a few commissioners raised questions on various recommendations presented at the Water and Wastewater Commission’s regular meeting May 10. But when it came to the approval of interlocal agreements and costs related to the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater System…
Water • By Sommer Brugal • May 17, 2017
City, state officials call for legal action against 'sanctuary cities' law
Government officials and community activists from across the state gathered outside the Texas Capitol on Tuesday to voice support for taking legal action to stop the so-called “sanctuary cities” law. Senate Bill 4, which goes into effect September 1, allows…
Texas State Legislature • By Syeda Hasan • May 17, 2017
Pool proposes campaign finance rule changes
City Council Member Leslie Pool will be bringing forward an amendment to the city’s campaign finance law in June. Pool’s proposal is an attempt to remedy the city’s First Amendment problem with part of the old law, which federal Judge…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • May 16, 2017
Entertainment, arts returning to former 'Chitlin’ Circuit' hot spot in East Austin
An East Austin recreation center that was once a hot spot on the so-called “Chitlin’ Circuit” for African-American entertainers is expected to return to its roots as a hub of live entertainment and creative arts. Last month Austin’s Parks and Recreation…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • May 16, 2017
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UTC endorses second convention center skybridge
Plans for another new skybridge in downtown Austin have cleared the second of three challenges set forth last month by a skeptical Planning Commission. On May 9, the proposal scored the support of the Urban Transportation Commission after that body…
Development • By Caleb Pritchard • May 16, 2017
Planning Commission assembles CodeNEXT working groups
CodeNEXT has a way of inspiring drama, even over as something as mundane as the approval of working groups. Case in point: Planning Commissioner Patricia Seeger attempted to make a motion on May 9 to approve breaking into three committees…
Land Development Code • By Joseph Caterine • May 16, 2017
Project Connect goes citywide
Three years after a proposal to lay 9.5 miles of light rail across a sliver of Austin went down in flames, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority planners are broadening their horizons. On Friday, the agency’s board of directors heard the preliminary results…
Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • May 15, 2017
Austin won't reopen its housing voucher waitlist anytime soon
The federal housing choice voucher program, which used to be called Section 8, is aimed at helping low-income families meet their housing costs. Here in Austin, it’s one way the city is trying to meet the growing demand for deeply…
Housing • By Syeda Hasan • May 15, 2017
Ethics charges dismissed against official in trellis case
A member of the city’s Board of Adjustment will not face a final hearing on charges he involved himself inappropriately in an appeals process involving the neighborhood association of which he is also a founding member. At Wednesday’s meeting of…
City Hall • By Chad Swiatecki • May 15, 2017
Reporter's Notebook: Not our jam
Bit of turbulence during that pilot program… An attempt by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to make “data driven decisions” went slightly off the rails at Tuesday’s City Council work session, where Council members learned that a “parks pass”…
