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Can Austin help save Austin music?
Amid concerns that Austin’s rising costs may be driving out the music industry that has been so integral to the city’s popularity, Austin Music People released its Biennial White Paper yesterday. As a supplement to the paper’s extensive policy recommendations,…
Music & Entertainment • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 30, 2015
CTRMA announces MoPac project delay, again
Mike Heiligenstein, the executive director for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, told board members Wednesday that the MoPac Improvement Project is expected to be fully operational sometime in the second half of 2016, a far cry from its originally stated Sept.…
Transportation • By Courtney Griffin • Jul 30, 2015
Commission reverses Mt. Zion church decision
Confronted with new information about zoning regulations related to the Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 1801 Pennsylvania Ave., the Planning Commission voted Tuesday night to reverse a decision it had made in June aimed at helping the church sell…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Jul 30, 2015
Zimmerman suit could undo campaign finance law
City Council Member Don Zimmerman, who plans to run for re-election in 2016, has filed suit in federal court against the city of Austin, seeking to overturn four important provisions of the city’s campaign finance rules. If he wins, the…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Jul 29, 2015
Landmark Commission's first case reveals deeper concerns
An ideological split and a skeleton crew of a commission have left the landmark status of an East Austin home in limbo for now. Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky “wholeheartedly recommended” historic zoning for the residence at 2005 Hamilton Ave.,…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 29, 2015
MetroRail downtown station expansion plans underway
Capital Metro staff wants MetroRail’s downtown station on Fourth Street to become a staple in the area’s transportation corridor, and on Monday, board members were shown two proposed ways to expand the terminal’s platform. Javier Arguello, CapMetro’s director of long-range…
Transit • By Courtney Griffin • Jul 29, 2015
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Democratic activists push for fifth candidate in sheriff's race
Several top local Democrats are seeking to fit one more candidate of their choice in the already crowded race for the party’s nomination for Travis County sheriff. A professional draft campaign is underway to build buzz for Constable Sally Hernandez’s…
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 29, 2015
Panelists discuss growth policies at BBB forum
The cranes crowding Austin’s skyline reveal that the city is growing quickly. But is it growing in a sustainable way? And what policies and strategies can city leaders adopt to ensure that it does? These are some of the questions…
Development • By Tyler Whitson • Jul 28, 2015
Industry leaders discuss policy potentials to secure Austin’s music scene
People active in the Austin music business gathered Thursday at a studio space on East Fifth Street to talk about issues inhibiting the growth and sustainability of the city’s music life – a talk organizers called “State of the Arts,”…
Music & Entertainment • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jul 28, 2015
Sheriff candidates turn cold on ICE
A candidate for the Democratic nomination for Travis County sheriff publicly declared his opposition last night to a controversial partnership with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. John Sisson told a packed house at Polvos restaurant on South First…
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 28, 2015
CTRMA hears mixed legislative review
Mike Heiligenstein, the executive director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, told CTRMA board members at their most recent meeting that staff met a great deal with state representatives during the recent 84th legislative session – and they think…
Transportation • By Courtney Griffin • Jul 28, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Achieve and charter education
John Armbrust and Emily Morrison join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about their Austin Achieve charter school and charter education in general. Show is embedded below:
