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Council starts Pilot Knob amendments
City Council voted 10-1 Thursday to start the amendment process on the affordable housing portion of the zoning ordinance that created the Pilot Knob planned unit development in Southeast Travis County. Council Member Don Zimmerman voted no. Council initiated the…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Mar 4, 2016
Occupancy limits made permanent
City Council on Thursday eliminated an expiration date from the occupancy-limits ordinance, making permanent a cap on occupancy in new single-family homes. Council voted to amend the ordinance in a 9-1-1 vote, with Council Member Ellen Troxclair opposed and Council…
Austin • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Mar 4, 2016
How should Austin fund its transportation needs?
The City Council Mobility Committee largely steered clear of discussing a potential bond election during a meeting Wednesday focused on how the city can finance its looming transportation needs. A bond election, said Council Member Ann Kitchen, who chairs the…
Transportation • By Jack Craver • Mar 4, 2016
Municipal court judge: Our building is in shambles
Austin Municipal Court is so overcrowded that employees are working in closets throughout the building, which is filled with asbestos and is one technical glitch away from not functioning, according to courthouse staff. Presiding Judge Sherry Statman told City Council on…
Courts • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Mar 3, 2016
Pemberton bid for historic zoning raises questions about Austin’s racist past, historic future and policy on tax abatement
Is historic preservation honoring Austin’s racist past? That’s the question that came up at the most recent meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission during a sprawling conversation that ultimately landed on how the city manages its historic tax exemptions. In…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 3, 2016
City Council set to untangle committees today
City Council is set to tackle reforms of its committee structure in earnest today. The conversation has been pending for quite some time now, as thorny issues were being addressed instead. But, given the tone of last week’s work session, which…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 3, 2016
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The nitty-gritty of a Pilot Knob reconsideration
City Council members will decide today whether to revisit an affordable housing deal approved by vote in December. And how they might re-table the deal is a bit mystifying. Council Member Ellen Troxclair is proposing an amendment that would initiate…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Mar 3, 2016
Hernandez narrowly avoids runoff to become new sheriff nominee in town
Constable Sally Hernandez did the unexpected on election night by winning a clear majority of the vote for the Democratic nomination for Travis County sheriff in a crowded field of four candidates. At her packed campaign headquarters inside a downtown…
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 2, 2016
Travillion moves to runoff with major lead
A five-man race for the vacant Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 chair narrowed to two on Tuesday night, after results showed Jeff Travillion finishing well ahead of the pack with 41.67 percent of the vote and Arthur Sampson finishing…
Elections • By Jack Craver • Mar 2, 2016
Daugherty wins Precinct 3 primary
Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty will be able to run again for his Precinct 3 seat in November. With 70.83 percent of the vote, he defeated attorney and businessman Jason Nassour to become the Republican nominee for a sprawling precinct that includes 12…
Elections • By Vicky Garza • Mar 2, 2016
Council dilemma: Make growth pay for itself?
When City Council takes up the question of whether to reconsider the zoning case for the Pilot Knob/Brookfield planned unit development on Thursday, it will be threading its way through two competing policies as well as zoning laws. Those competing…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Mar 2, 2016
Hinojosa wins House District 49 race
Democrat Gina Hinojosa, 42, won a decisive victory last night against six other candidates vying to take the place of retiring state Rep. Elliott Naishtat. Hinojosa will be the first woman and the first Hispanic person to represent House District…
