Charles Schwab wants $3.6 million tax rebate for Austin expansion

The Austin Chamber of Commerce urged Travis County Commissioners to enter an $8.5 million economic incentive agreement with Charles Schwab Corp., the San Francisco-based banking and brokerage corporation, at Tuesday’s regular session. The company is seeking $3.6 million in tax…

Local Government • By Beth Cortez-Neavel • Jul 30, 2014

Landmark Commission initiates Red River house over owner's objection

Against the wishes of the homeowner, plans to designate a familiar Red River Street house a historic landmark are moving forward. However, the owner wants to demolish the familiar red and white house at 3805 Red River Street, Historic Landmark…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 30, 2014

AURA accuses Project Connect of funding political ads for urban rail

Project Connect’s ubiquitous summer media spots about its proposed urban rail project have drawn fire from the transit activist group AURA, which calls the ads unethical. The group says the ads are a political advertising campaign funded by taxpayer dollars.…

Transportation • By Jenny Blair • Jul 30, 2014

Aquifer district staff critical of SH45 SW environmental study

The staff of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is expressing strong doubts about the science and data behind a proposed environmental impact statement for State Highway 45 Southwest. In their review, district staff calls the information in the…

Development • By Alex Dropkin • Jul 29, 2014

Rights commission recommends source of income as protected class

After hearing stories from low-income residents about how they were vilified while trying to use housing vouchers, the Austin Human Rights Commission last night backed a recommendation to make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against people based on the…

Development • By Gene Davis • Jul 29, 2014

Proposed Travis County budget would hike average tax bill by $46

Next year’s tax bills would be $46 higher for the average homeowner, an increase of about $3.83 per month, according to the preliminary Fiscal Year 2015 Travis County budget posted Monday afternoon. Overall Travis County spending is set to increase…

Local Government • By Beth Cortez-Neavel • Jul 29, 2014

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City asks TxDOT to stop SH45SW environmental impact statement

City Manager Marc Ott has asked the Texas Department of Transportation to withdraw its current draft environmental impact statement of State Highway 45 Southwest and suspend its technical review. In making the request, Ott cited three “pending critical environmental studies,”…

Local Government • By Jo Clifton • Jul 28, 2014

Planning Commission recommends small Montopolis condo complex

A proposal for a modest Montopolis condominium complex cleared the Planning Commission last week, despite concerns by a member of a local neighborhood association. Simon and Ronaldo Brown-Valdez are seeking a zoning change from SF-3 to SF-5 for their property…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 28, 2014

Neighborhood group considers opposition to city transportation bonds

Some members of the politically powerful Austin Neighborhoods Council are threatening to withhold support for Austin’s $1 billion Strategic Mobility Plan unless it is significantly changed. Those behind the plan want the U.S. Department of Transportation to freeze federal matching…

Local Politics • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 28, 2014

Ingle accuses Land Development Code panel member of ethics violation

Neighborhood activist Mary Ingle heightened the controversy around the city’s Land Development Code rewrite process Thursday by alleging that a member of the committee working on the rewrite has violated city ethics rules. In a sworn complaint, Ingle alleges that…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 25, 2014

ZAP approves zoning change to allow proposed learning center

The Zoning and Platting Commission refused to let zoning stand in the way of education last week. Commissioners voted 5-0 to recommend a mix of Single Family and Neighborhood Commercial – Mixed Use (LR-MU) zoning at 2103 West Slaughter Lane.…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 25, 2014

Commission fails to endorse South Austin plan

South Austin residents for and against a new neighborhood plan jammed Tuesday night’s Planning Commission meeting. After several hours of discussion, the South Austin Neighborhood Plan failed to win a recommendation from the commission, where deeper concerns about the current…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 24, 2014

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