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TravCo Precinct 1 race attracts diverse voices
For the first time in a generation, the Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 chair is up for grabs, and a crowded field has emerged with five candidates squaring off for their chance to grab it. With early voting set…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 11, 2016
Updated: Rodgers sues city to stop Pilot Knob deal
Civic activist Brian Rodgers has filed suit against the city of Austin over the Pilot Knob deal, claiming violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act when City Council voted to approve the agreement on Dec. 17. In the lawsuit, filed…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Feb 11, 2016
Water commissioners hear bad news about Pilot Knob
In another act in the ongoing drama over the Pilot Knob planned unit development, members of the Water and Wastewater Commission spent an hour-and-a-half Wednesday night trying to understand the implications of the controversial deal between the city and a…
Water • By Jack Craver • Feb 11, 2016
Pilot Knob deal turmoil continues
At Tuesday’s work session, Mayor Steve Adler launched a discussion on the Pilot Knob planned unit development with a spirited defense of City Council’s now controversial decision to redirect the PUD’s water and wastewater impact fees to the city’s affordable…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Feb 10, 2016
Council to vote on TNC petition Thursday
Months of discussion over whether to fingerprint drivers of transportation network companies in Austin are headed for an apex Thursday, when City Council is set to vote on what to do with a citizens’ petition. In December, Council passed an ordinance…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 10, 2016
Travis County ponders public information office
Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday came close to derailing a months-in-the-making proposal to establish an official county officer to deal with media relations. At the regular voting session of the commissioners court, members of the Public Information Subcommittee –…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 10, 2016
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AISD moves ahead with new equity assessment model
It’s been more than a year since the Texas Civil Rights Project sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education to call attention to disparities in the ways the Austin Independent School District educates its students. And despite AISD…
AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Feb 9, 2016
CAMPO board approves sizable cost increase for 183
The cost of a large expansion of U.S. Highway 183 in Northwest Austin officially nearly tripled on Monday night. At its monthly meeting, the Transportation Policy Board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to amend its long-range plan…
Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 9, 2016
City buys time on emotional West Lynn demolition
There’s trouble in Old West Austin, where the expense and maintenance of one of the city’s older homes is once again threatening its existence. The Slaughter-Dildy House at 611 West Lynn St. is a contributing structure in the West Line…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 9, 2016
Forum updates on community health initiatives
City and county health officials and health services organizations provided an update last Wednesday night on a five-year comprehensive community health planning initiative that will end in June. About 86 residents attended the community forum at the George Washington Carver…
Public Health • By Vicky Garza • Feb 9, 2016
Adler unveils new TNC proposal
Mayor Steve Adler on Sunday revealed that he has been working with a representative of Lyft, one of the transportation network companies that has been backing an initiative on the May 7 ballot to prevent the city from enforcing mandatory…
Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Feb 8, 2016
Appointee evaluation plan sparks conversation
City Council weighed in on a plan for evaluating the city manager, city clerk, municipal court clerk and city auditor on Thursday. Part of that plan, as laid out by Acting Assistant City Manager Mark Washington, includes submission of standardized…
