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County postpones Correctional System master plan

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has temporarily halted preliminary steps toward a new County Correctional System master plan. At Tuesday’s Commissioners Court voting session, Eckhardt agreed to delay a vote on whether to proceed to the second part of a…

Public Safety • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 26, 2015

Swede Hill residents ward off condo proposal

The Swede Hill Neighborhood Association scored a victory at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting when commissioners denied a developer’s zoning change request to allow him to build condominiums in the historic neighborhood. It was the second night in a row that…

Housing • By Kara Nuzback • Mar 26, 2015

Council discusses legislation that targets Austin

With the Texas Legislature’s March 13 filing deadline behind them, city staff are busy tracking the 6,400 or so bills that state legislators have filed this session. They joined City Council at a work session Tuesday for an update on…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Mar 25, 2015

Commissioners keep parking garage plans alive

Travis County Commissioners voted Tuesday to keep the three new levels of underground parking that had been designed to accompany the planned district attorney’s office in downtown Austin. The decision to approve the proposed $3.05 million garage beneath the future Ronnie Earle Building…

Development • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 25, 2015

East Austin will lose home to demolition

The Historic Landmark Commission approved a proposal at its meeting Monday to demolish an East Austin home originally built in the 1920 early 1900s. The house at 1409 Canterbury St. will be demolished to make way for new construction, despite…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2015

Council wades into commission appointment plan

During Tuesday’s work session, City Council members started to tackle the looming task of appointing more than 500 board and commission members before June. Currently, the city’s boards and commissions are operating in a sort-of limbo in order to give…

City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2015

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Council weighs in on Parkland Events Task Force

Some City Council members say the naming of a public parks task force will finally bring action on discussions the city has been having for years about the strain special events place on the city’s parkland. Mayor Pro Tem Kathie…

Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Mar 24, 2015

No progress at committee on Decker Golf proposal

Those interested in progress on the proposed license agreement between the city and Decker Lake Golf LLC for the development and management of a world-class golf course at Walter E. Long Lake were probably disappointed in the outcome of Monday’s…

Austin • By Jo Clifton • Mar 24, 2015

EUC pushes for generation plan's solar component

The Electric Utility Commission passed a resolution Monday urging that City Council direct Austin Energy to issue a request for proposal for 600 megawatts of utility-scale solar energy by April 15. “I feel like Austin Energy, in making their agreement…

Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Mar 24, 2015

Pine Street Station headed down the tracks

Though it is not what either side wanted, the Historic Landmark Commission voted Monday night in favor of a compromise at Pine Street Station. Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky explained that the owner of the land, the Capital Metro Transportation…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 24, 2015

AISD board may create new equity committee

The Austin Independent School District board of trustees may vote to create a new, standing subcommittee that addresses equity and equality issues throughout the district. The proposal of a new committee stems from an interaction with the Texas Civil Rights Project,…

AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Mar 23, 2015

Proposed East Austin demo agitates neighbors

The Historic Landmark Commission will decide the fate of an East Austin home built in the early 1900s. The owner of the Canterbury Street home would like to demolish it, but neighbors have asked for a hold on demolitions in…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 23, 2015

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