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Will Trump's vow to cut funding for sanctuary cities affect Austin?
In a windowless office in a Northwest Austin thrift store, past several racks of high-end used clothing, Todd Logan pored over a list of names. “We had about 84 folks we were helping through our housing program,” he said. Logan…
Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jan 12, 2017
Candidates commit to challenging Dukes
State Rep. Dawnna Dukes was sworn in to her 12th term of office to represent much of Eastern Travis County on Tuesday, despite an announcement from Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore that her office plans to present evidence to…
Local Politics • By Jack Craver • Jan 11, 2017
Hotel business – and HOT revenue – would accelerate with convention center expansion
The biggest number looming over the Visitor Impact Task Force is fairly easy to grasp: The city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax generated more than $90 million in revenue in 2016, with double-digit growth expected well into the future. It’s the many…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jan 11, 2017
Park-and-ride plan stalls anew at Travis County
A day after a regional park-and-ride plan took a big step forward, it once again got tripped up at the Travis County Commissioners Court. The surprise decision to again postpone a vote on a potential funding source for the proposed…
Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 11, 2017
BoA maintains high standard for high fence
Those wanting a taller fence in the city better have a good reason in hand when they come to the Board of Adjustment for a variance, as two northeast Austinites learned Monday. Josh Washman told the board that he and…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 11, 2017
Council expected to take up agent of change and entertainment licenses in March
Regulations for live music venues throughout Austin appear to be changing both very quickly and remarkably slowly. At Monday’s meeting of the city’s Music Commission, the dominant topic was the long-proposed “agent of change” principle that is intended to reduce…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jan 10, 2017
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CAMPO gives boost to regional park-and-ride plan
A beleaguered plan to build a pack of new park-and-rides across the Austin metropolitan area finally caught a break on Monday evening. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted overwhelmingly to formally approve an agreement with the Central Texas Regional…
Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 10, 2017
Connections 2025 delayed yet again
Connections 2025 is facing another monthlong delay. During a Monday afternoon work session on the proposed overhaul of the agency’s bus network, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board of directors remained riddled with anxieties, leading Chair Wade Cooper to postpone the…
Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 10, 2017
AISD enrollment expected to decline at slower rate
In the first meeting of 2017, Austin Independent School District staff presented mixed news to the board of trustees in its annual demographic report. This report is used to predict 10-year student enrollment trends within the district based on housing…
AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Jan 9, 2017
Hopes for music industry growth fuel first omnibus resolution
For all the focus Mayor Steve Adler and others in city government have put on the health of Austin’s music economy in recent years, it’s easy to lose sight of what it means to be a “working musician” in Austin…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jan 9, 2017
Travillion steps up to the plate for Montopolis Negro School compromise
Barely an hour after taking his ceremonial oath of office at his first Travis County Commissioners Court meeting, Commissioner Jeff Travillion took on a big special assignment. At the request of County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, Travillion committed to brokering a…
Preservation • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 9, 2017
Nucleus Learning Network Data Vis Series: Voter turnout
Join Sarah Morris, a librarian who co-directs an educational nonprofit called Nucleus Learning Network, as she explores data visualization in a new series. Travis County, and much of Texas and the country, saw record voter turnout levels during the 2016…
