Dripping Springs still seeking effluent permit

The city of Austin is continuing efforts to convince Dripping Springs not to go through with its plan to release treated effluent into Onion Creek, the tributary that provides the greatest amount of direct recharge to Barton Springs, according to…

Water • By Jo Clifton • Nov 4, 2016

Council debates building demolition in Old West Austin

City Council delayed a decision on a contentious historic preservation case Thursday after a property owner promised that he would not seek a permit to tear down the structure in the next week. Zach Armstrong, who is seeking to demolish…

Preservation • By Jack Craver • Nov 4, 2016

County staff gear up for inaugural transportation plan

For the first time ever, Travis County is putting together a long-range transportation plan. The county’s Transportation and Natural Resources division is hosting an online survey on its website as part of the first round of public engagement for the…

Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 4, 2016

Austin adopts plan to be more 'Age-Friendly'

Austin has a reputation as a relatively young city, but within the next 25 years, one in five residents is expected to be 65 or older. To prepare for that change, City Council has approved a new plan to make…

Austin • By Syeda Hasan • Nov 4, 2016

Austin Oaks PUD wins ZAP recommendation

After hours of heated testimony and intense deliberation, the Zoning and Platting Commission passed a motion during its Nov. 1 meeting recommending the Austin Oaks planned unit development rezoning request with conditions. The project has been in the works since…

Planning • By Joseph Caterine • Nov 3, 2016

Austin Police Department looks to Dallas County to ease DNA backlog

City Council members today will consider contracting with a Dallas County forensic lab to process evidence in at least 600 sexual assault cases. The contract, funded with money out of the Austin Police Department budget, totals $1.6 million for a…

Police • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Nov 3, 2016

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In Connections 2025 briefing, Council detours

City Council’s first briefing on the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed long-term service plan turned into a discussion on affordable housing, sprawl and park-and-rides this week. “As we all know, transportation is a system,” Council Member Ann Kitchen said as…

Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 3, 2016

West Line bungalow to be demolished

After almost half-a-dozen trips to the Historic Landmark Commission, an Old West Austin house is officially beyond repair. The 1915 bungalow, which is located at 812 Theresa Ave., was known as the Anderson-Wattinger-Sucke-Naishtat House at the most recent meeting of…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 3, 2016

Proposal would revamp historic commission rules

Recent events at the Historic Landmark Commission – which resulted in the panel’s failure to act either to begin the historic zoning process for a property or to allow a demolition permit to move forward – have highlighted a need…

Preservation • By Jo Clifton • Nov 2, 2016

Something ventured, 'nothing' gained at historic commission

At their most recent meeting, Historic Landmark commissioners “accomplished nothing” for a 1932 fourplex known as the Palma Plaza Apartment House. With only seven members present, commissioners were unable to garner an effective number of votes to move forward with…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 2, 2016

Discrimination, retaliation cases climbing

During the past three years, the number of allegations related to harassment, discrimination and retaliation received by the city auditor’s investigative unit has more than doubled, according to data released by the Office of the City Auditor this week. However,…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Nov 2, 2016

Austin moves forward with expedited building permits

Builders in Austin have long complained about the city’s notoriously slow permitting process. Now, the city is set to launch a new program that will offer a faster option – but it comes with some costs. Building in Austin typically…

Development • By Syeda Hasan • Nov 2, 2016

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