Affidavit raises questions about Bastrop ruling

An observer at the trial involving a dispute between the developer of a proposed Bastrop subdivision and three units of government in Bastrop County has sworn that he witnessed the judge in the case talking behind a locked glass door…

Local Government • By Jo Clifton • Jun 27, 2016

Council reaches compromise on charter school land use debate

Last week, City Council voted to apply the same development standards to charter schools that were already required of local public schools, ending months of emotionally charged debate on the issue. In a 7-1-2 vote, with Council Member Ellen Troxclair…

Land Development Code • By Cate Malek • Jun 27, 2016

Ethics complaints over free SXSW tickets dismissed

Complaints against two city officials alleging that they used their positions to acquire free tickets to the South by Southwest Interactive Festival were dismissed quickly by the City Council Ethics Review Commission on June 22. The commission determined that although the…

City Hall • By Cate Malek • Jun 27, 2016

Reporter's Notebook: Things happened

So, what’s up with Wednesday?… After last week’s epic City Council meeting that stretched until about 3 in the morning, there were very few people left bemoaning the looming July break. In fact, Thursday was scheduled to be the last…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 27, 2016

Council moves $720 million mobility bond forward

While most of Austin slept early Friday morning, City Council gave the green light to a mobility bond with little historical precedent. Just after 1:30 a.m., following a tortuous and fraught discussion marked by simmering tensions that at times neared…

Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 24, 2016

Council approves $17M contract for police body cameras

Despite lingering questions about the technology involved, City Council passed two contracts adding up to over $17.2 million to purchase body cameras and iPhones for the Austin Police Department at its meeting on Thursday. The purchase of the cameras has…

Public Safety • By Cate Malek • Jun 24, 2016

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Council OKs downtown restrooms

Downtown visitors and residents will no longer have to rely on street smarts or commerce to find relief in that area of town. On Thursday, City Council approved a resolution that will usher in the city’s first public restrooms, though…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 24, 2016

ZAP postpones Grove PUD debate after seven hours of testimony

After roughly seven grueling hours of testimony from neighbors on both sides of the issue, the Zoning and Platting Commission opted shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday to postpone its decision on a controversial planned unit development proposed for a 75-acre…

Planning • By Jack Craver • Jun 24, 2016

Advocates say bond funding for Bicycle Master Plan could diversify local biking community

Sharmar Mohamed Hassan doesn’t know the words in English to describe his bicycle. So he uses his native language, Somali, to tell me it’s a green road bike. And it’s his primary form of transportation in Austin — which, at…

Bicycles • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jun 23, 2016

County keeps controversial property in courthouse hunt

The Travis County Commissioners Court has revised the list of properties in their hunt for a new civil courthouse site, and one parcel that remains in the running is the one that voters rejected last November. Based on recommendations from…

Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 23, 2016

Austin's black population growing again

After years of decline, Austin’s African-American population appears to be growing again. In a presentation during a City Council work session Tuesday, city demographer Ryan Robinson explained to Council members that the black population within Austin’s city limits increased by…

Austin • By Jack Craver • Jun 23, 2016

Poll: 56 percent favor big bond election

Of the 1,200 Austinites polled about a proposed $720 million transportation bond election, 56 percent said they would vote in favor of such bonds if asked to do so in November. Thirty-six percent indicated that they would vote against such…

Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Jun 23, 2016

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