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Austin Monitor Radio: Travis County Civil and Family Courthouse and other development plans

Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard interviews Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and Travis County Strategic Planning Manager Belinda Powell about the County’s proposed downtown Courthouse plan, as well as other County-managed real estate interests. Sponsored by Kerbey Lane Cafe. Show embedded…

Monitor News & Media • By Michael Kanin • Apr 3, 2015

Where there's smoke, there are stakeholders

In a very Austin conversation Thursday, City Council took up the issue of barbecue joints, neighborhoods and how to encourage their peaceful coexistence. And, in a very Austin conclusion, Council members voted to initiate a stakeholder process to discuss the issue…

City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 3, 2015

Council votes for extra staff through September

Following weeks of deliberation, the mayor and City Council offices are receiving a boost in staffing — at least for the next few months. Council voted 9-2 Thursday to approve a resolution that will effectively add three full-time staff members…

City Council • By Tyler Whitson • Apr 3, 2015

Council OKs X Games bid for major state funding

By a narrow margin, Austin City Council voted Thursday to endorse the application of the Summer X Games to the Texas Major Event Trust Fund for 2015 only. It also voted to remove the possibility that the X Games will…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Apr 3, 2015

Activist opposes Travis courthouse bond proposal

A prominent local advocate for low taxes and fiscal responsibility has declared his opposition to Travis County’s proposed $292 million Civil and Family Courthouse bond. Retired accountant Bill Oakey announced Thursday that he has resigned from the Community Focus Committee,…

Courts • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 3, 2015

Mobility Committee considers taxicab regulations

While taxicabs have served Austin for decades, the entrance of Uber and Lyft into the picture has prompted a ground-up re-evaluation of how the city regulates the seasoned industry. The City Council Mobility Committee considered a set of amendments to…

Transit • By Tyler Whitson • Apr 2, 2015

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Electro Purification reacts to LBG-Guyton report

Following last week’s findings of a hydrological evaluation by LBG-Guyton Associates on the effects of the Electro Purification water project on area wells, this week the water development company went on the defense. At Tuesday’s Hays County Commissioners Court, Electro…

Hays County • By Kim Hilsenbeck • Apr 2, 2015

Council delays fire department reclassification plan

A proposal to modify the Austin Fire Department’s leadership hierarchy has encountered headwinds at City Hall. City Council Member Don Zimmerman moved Thursday to prevent a vote on the resolution that proposes tweaking the department’s classification system, including removing several…

City Council • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 2, 2015

AISD cautiously expands dual language program

The Austin Independent School District board of trustees decided Monday to extend its dual English and Spanish language program to two additional middle schools, but not before criticizing the administration’s lack of evidence supporting the expansion and a faulty application…

AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Apr 2, 2015

Travis Commissioners split over CAMPO 2040 Plan

Discontent over a landmark transportation plan drove Travis County Commissioners to draw distinct battle lines Tuesday between two competing visions. The hour-long discussion on the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s developing 2040 Regional Transportation Plan featured a rare crack in…

Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 1, 2015

Council staff proposal up in the air ahead of vote

Despite committee efforts and new cost projections, a conversation among City Council members Tuesday revealed that they still have some work to do on a proposal to increase staffing and resources for the mayor and Council offices ahead of a…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Apr 1, 2015

Council to decide on X Games funding application

The Austin City Council is considering whether to endorse the application of the Circuit of the Americas for funding from the Texas Major Event Trust Fund for the summer X Games this year and in 2016 and 2017. The Major…

Austin • By Jo Clifton • Apr 1, 2015

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