Council rejects bid to remove restrictive covenant on east side lot

City Council members shot down a bid to remove a restrictive covenant on an east side property last week, sending developers back to the drawing board.   Hector Avilia was asking for termination of a restrictive covenant at 1120 Tillery…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 5, 2014

Austin Energy backs retiring city’s share of Fayette plant in 2025

Shifting position on the Fayette Power Project, Austin Energy has recommended retiring, rather than selling, its share of the controversial coal-burning plant.   The recommendation calls for the city to establish a shut-down date of 2025, nearly a decade later…

Resources • By Bill McCann • Feb 5, 2014

Public Safety panel backs expanding city’s texting-while-driving ban

After hearing the city’s chief prosecutor say that drivers on their cell phones are 23 times more likely to be in a wreck than a driver who isn’t distracted, the Public Safety Commission approved a resolution Monday asking City Council…

Public Safety • By Gene Davis • Feb 4, 2014

Commission votes to initiate historic zoning on Clarksville house

A band of Clarksville residents won their first victory at the Historic Landmark Commission last week. They found unanimous support for historic zoning on a house that they say is integral to their community’s history.   The commission voted 5-0 to…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 4, 2014

Little Woodrow's on Burnet survives two-year fight to serve alcohol

It certainly wasn’t easy, but the Little Woodrow’s bar on Burnet Road now has the right to serve alcohol.   The City Council granted an appeal late Thursday, permitting liquor sales and a waiver that allows parking closer to residential…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 4, 2014

Groups petition federal court to join city’s White Lodging lawsuit

An attorney representing the Workers Defense Project filed legal documents Saturday that ask a U.S. District Court judge to allow the workers center and the Save Our Springs Alliance to become party to ongoing legal action between the City of…

Development • By Michael Kanin • Feb 3, 2014

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Some complain of ‘packing’ Democratic clubs for endorsements

There was an unusually fierce internal battle at Saturday’s endorsement meeting of the Central Austin Democrats. Essentially, the argument was over the fact that numerous members of the University Democrats had joined Central Austin Democrats, ostensibly so they could vote…

Elections • By Jo Clifton • Feb 3, 2014

Conservatives, others see opportunities in new City Council districts

With single-member districts soon to become a reality, Austin City Council candidates are already lining up to crowd what promises to be a very full November ballot. Austin’s political insiders and outsiders alike are trying to get a handle on…

Elections • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 3, 2014

Split Council passes economic incentive deal for Athenahealth

City Council members approved on a 5-2 vote an incentives package aimed at bringing Massachusetts- based Athenahealth to the city. The move came as Council Members Laura Morrison and Kathie Tovo continued to question the appropriateness of the city providing…

Local Politics • By Chris Thomas • Jan 31, 2014

Council OKs measure to consider city’s income growth with budget

Austin City Council members Thursday approved requiring staff to come up with an affordability benchmark to give both staff and themselves more information when making decisions about the city’s budget. Council Member Bill Spelman authored the proposal.   The figure…

Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Jan 31, 2014

Council OKs building regulations to enhance disabled accessibility

After multiple tries, Austin City Council members finally OK’d a series of new regulations designed to make new construction in the City of Austin more accessible to the disabled. The rules, collected under a visitability ordinance, are set to take…

Development • By Michael Kanin • Jan 31, 2014

Complaint targets city’s role in promoting fair housing

A citizen’s complaint filed with the City Of Austin Thursday is demanding that officials take steps to reverse the city’s “patterns of housing segregation established during its origins as a racist, Southern city,” and take immediate action to end de…

Development • By Mark Richardson • Jan 31, 2014

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