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Hays County home appraisal values up for 2015

Hays County residents started seeing their annual notice of home appraisals in the mail this week. The Hays Central Appraisal District started sending out the notices — more than 76,000 of them — May 1. And some homeowners are not…

Hays County • By Kim Hilsenbeck • May 11, 2015

Reporter's Notebook: Au revoir, RDCC

That’s one set of appointments no one has to worry about … Last Thursday, City Council dissolved the Residential Design and Compatibility Commission. The RDCC initiated the process, passing a resolution to dissolve itself in February due to the decreased…

Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • May 11, 2015

Council formally weighs in on MoPac South plan

After weeks of mounting tension over what many call a “double-decking” of MoPac Expressway over Lady Bird Lake, City Council has formally asked the regional transportation planning body to modify a proposal to add four express lanes to a section…

Roads • By Tyler Whitson • May 8, 2015

Council gives initial approval for Ace Salvage deal

City Council gave first-reading approval Thursday to an ordinance that will eliminate an auto salvage business above Bull Creek, remove contamination in the critical water quality zone and add to the trail system for that area. In return, owner Roy…

Development • By Jo Clifton • May 8, 2015

Council again questions Zimmerman appointments

Facebook posts did them in. As City Council members nixed two of Council Member Don Zimmerman’s appointees — some citing comments made on social media pages — they debated Zimmerman’s judgment following what they said has been a string of…

City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • May 8, 2015

Council approves rules for Mueller commission

There was a time when just about anyone could get an appointment to the commission that advises City Council on the Mueller development. That time has passed. As part of the city’s commission transition, Council voted Thursday to limit the…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 8, 2015

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Council mulls smaller homestead exemption

As candidates, many of the current City Council members promised constituents a 20 percent homestead exemption. As Council members, they looked at the numbers Wednesday and weighed the benefits of a more cautious approach. At a budget work session, Mayor…

Budget • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 7, 2015

Council begins to define budget priorities

Despite needing to fill a 5 to 6 percent hole to bring the city’s revenue in line with what it spends, City Council members continued to bat around a mix of ideas Wednesday about how to generate that money. At…

Budget • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • May 7, 2015

Council may revise Mueller Commission eligibility

Though residents of any Austin neighborhood can currently join the commission that guides City Council on the Mueller development, a proposed ordinance would limit membership to those who live in that community and 24 surrounding neighborhoods. Council members debated the…

Development • By Tyler Whitson • May 7, 2015

AISD, others ask state for $3 billion in new funding

Three members from the Austin Independent School District board stood with more than 20 other school districts at the State Capitol on Wednesday to ask legislators for $3 billion in additional statewide school funding. “For AISD, this figure is vital,”…

AISD • By Courtney Griffin • May 7, 2015

Council debates MoPac express lane resolution

Amid mounting opposition to a proposal to add four tolled express lanes to a section of South MoPac Expressway, City Council is considering a resolution that would ask the region’s planning organization to cut the project from its 2040 Regional…

Roads • By Tyler Whitson • May 6, 2015

Travis Commissioners ponder drunk-tank proposal

The Travis County Commissioners Court took another tentative step toward establishing a sobriety center in partnership with the City of Austin at its regular voting session. Perhaps better known colloquially as a drunk tank, the proposed sobriety center would serve as…

Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • May 6, 2015

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