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Despite protest, commission OKs liquor rezoning

The Planning Commission has endorsed a rezoning case that will result in a Twin Liquors store opening near the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. Despite opposition from Austin Neighborhoods Council President David King, lack of objection from the…

Zoning • By Joseph Caterine • Nov 1, 2016

Texas education groups are trying to get more students, teachers to vote

By Kate Groetzinger & Kate McGee Austin Independent School District Superintendent Paul Cruz chatted with six Reagan Early College High School students Monday afternoon as they gathered at the early voting center at Austin Community College-Highland Mall to cast their…

Elections • By KUT News • Nov 1, 2016

How the Travis County DA’s race could affect police use-of-force cases

One race tucked into the crowded ballots that Travis County voters are seeing this election could have a substantial effect on police use-of-force cases. From the death of Eric Garner in New York to the death of David Joseph here…

Police • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Oct 31, 2016

Capital Metro's ghost stations haunt city sidewalks

Before you ride the bus this Halloween, be sure that you’re not waiting at a ghost station. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority data reveals scores of inactive stops throughout Austin, relics of routes either altered or no longer part of this…

Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 31, 2016

Audit finds employee abused city's tax-free account

Using the city’s tax-free account to reduce his sales tax bill by only about $100 has led to a city employee’s being placed on administrative leave, city officials say. The Office of the City Auditor’s Integrity Unit continues to see…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Oct 31, 2016

Reporter's Notebook: That's not a dog. THIS is a dog.

Waterfall of Chihuahuas… If Robert “Crocodile” Corbin’s multiple accounts of abuse by dogs and “arrogant dog owners” are to be taken at face value, it’s no wonder he regularly pleads with city leaders to scrap Austin’s “no-kill” policy. Before urging…

Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Oct 31, 2016

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Austin Monitor Radio: Council Member Don Zimmerman

Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about his reelection campaign. Audio embedded below:

City Council • By Michael Kanin • Oct 31, 2016

'Train wreck': Planning Commission discusses CodeNEXT

A working group of the Planning Commission had only negative things to report at the commission’s Oct. 25 meeting after analyzing the final prescription paper for CodeNEXT, the city’s overhaul of the Land Development Code. The paper, which addresses fiscal…

Land Development Code • By Joseph Caterine • Oct 28, 2016

Lamar Beach Master Plan coming together

Members of the City Council Open Space, Environment and Sustainability Committee expressed delight Wednesday at the consensus among stakeholders over the Lamar Beach Master Plan, a proposed multimillion-dollar overhaul of Lamar Beach at Town Lake Metropolitan Park. Representatives of the…

Planning • By Jack Craver • Oct 28, 2016

Proposal stirs debate over whether internet would bring Pokemon or porn to parks

Members of the Parks and Recreation Board recently painted two very different images of a proposal to investigate the idea of bringing free Wi-Fi access to Auditorium Shores. In an 8-1 vote at their Oct. 25 meeting, board members passed a…

Parks • By Cate Malek • Oct 28, 2016

Neon wrong kind of historic for Congress Avenue

At the most recent Historic Landmark Commission meeting, commissioners faced the question of when “historic” was, exactly. One of Austin’s most celebrated new restaurants provoked the question, by proposing installation of a sign that the owners said was historic, though…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 28, 2016

Austin Monitor Radio Extra: Travis County Precinct 3 commissioners race

In a special podcast-only edition of Austin Monitor Radio, Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard chats with incumbent Precinct 3 Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty and his challenger David Holmes about their respective election campaigns. Podcast are embedded below:

Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 28, 2016

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