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County hopes to offset proposed courthouse's cost
Efforts to offset a chunk of the cost of Travis County’s proposed $292 million Civil & Family Courts Complex could be worth nearly $80 million, according to county staff. Project manager Belinda Powell revealed her estimates to the Commissioners Court…
Uncategorized • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 1, 2015
Future of 64 Rainey remains unknown
The future use of a small city-owned plot of land butting up against the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is no closer to being known. Members of City Council’s Open Space, Environment and Sustainability Committee heard from neighbors…
Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jul 1, 2015
AISD purchases $14 million in devices
Students and teachers across Austin Independent School District campuses will soon see new mobile devices popping up in classrooms, but not everyone will get an iPad in next year’s locker. AISD board members unanimously approved $14 million to purchase 20,000 new…
AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Jul 1, 2015
Campaign finance database likely on the way
If a plan that City Council has initiated pans out by campaign season, local watchdogs will have a new, convenient tool on their hands for monitoring political contributions in the next election. Council adopted a resolution Thursday that directs city…
City Hall • By Tyler Whitson • Jun 30, 2015
AISD funding requests dominate joint meeting
It is no secret that the Austin Independent School District is in tough financial straits, and requests for additional monetary help from the Austin City Council and the Travis County Commissioners Court dominated the recent joint subcommittee meeting. Representatives from all…
Austin • By Courtney Griffin • Jun 30, 2015
Chestnut house will stay put, for now
Last week, an East Austin house got a temporary stay of relocation at the Historic Landmark Commission. Though the owner would like to see the house relocated to make way for more houses, the neighborhood and commission are certain that…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 30, 2015
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Travis County picks up the PACE
Travis County is the first jurisdiction in Texas to participate in a program that seems to hit the sweet spot between the business community and environmentalists. The Texas Legislature voted in 2013 to allow cities and counties to enact their…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 30, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: The state of Austin music
Austin Music People’s Jennifer Houlihan joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the state of music in the “live music capital of the world.” Show is embedded below:
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Jun 29, 2015
Solar prices keep dropping, says Austin Energy
Although Austin Energy’s recent call for solar power contract solicitations yielded record low prices, the utility advised City Council on Thursday to take a “measured” approach to buying more solar in the next few years. Khalil Shalabi, the utility’s vice…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Jun 29, 2015
Lightsey 2 back at City Hall, again
A neighborhood push to landmark a house that will otherwise be demolished to make way for development fell flat at the Planning Commission last week. Planning Commissioners voted 3-5 to designate the Lightsey-Russell House as a historic landmark, which is…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 29, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: All kinds of raving
So, this happened… Over the weekend, District 6 City Council Member Don Zimmerman’s Facebook comments comparing same-sex marriage to pedophilia garnered controversy on social media, provoked an ethics complaint and made a lot of people angry. Zimmerman wouldn’t elaborate on…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 29, 2015
Council adopts new drainage fee structure
If all goes according to the city’s plan, Austin residents can expect some significant changes to their monthly drainage fees in October. While City Council has adopted a new underlying methodology for that fee, it still has to decide exactly…
