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City management increases restrictions on employee gifts
Sparked by a case where city employees walked away with $11,000 in prizes from a work-related convention, Human Resources Director Mark Washington has outlined a new policy that places stricter limits on the gifts city employees can receive while on…
Local Politics • By Gene Davis • Dec 2, 2013
Council, City Manager in tug-of-war over location of Auditor’s office
A debate over where the City Auditor sits after the transition to the 10-1 Council Districts government is pitting City Council members against City Manager Marc Ott. The rising tension over the issue finds some Council members preparing a resolution…
Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Dec 2, 2013
Electric cars see jump-start in Austin
With a predicted 300 percent jump in the number of plug-in electric cars taking to the road over the past year, Austin continues to be one of the nation’s leaders in this clean-running form of transportation. While the numbers…
Resources • By Bill McCann • Nov 27, 2013
County official says damage from Halloween flood likely underestimated
A Travis County official says that estimates of the damage from the Halloween flood may have been “grossly underestimated,” and further examination of the damage could bring the total high enough to trigger federal aid. Travis County Emergency Management…
Local Government • By Mark Richardson • Nov 27, 2013
Council denies zoning change for Bluff Springs convenience store
With negotiations in shambles, there will be no zoning change for construction of the Bluff Springs Food Mart in the near future. The owner of the proposed convenience store was seeking the zoning change in order to remove a…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 26, 2013
Police Monitor’s report suggests profiling, illegal searches
New data released last week by the Office of the Police Monitor show that, based on statistics, some Austin Police officers may be illegally profiling minorities and performing questionable searches of detained individuals. Austin Police Monitor Margo Frasier also…
Public Safety • By Mark Richardson • Nov 26, 2013
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Landmark Commission gives 1928 bungalow month-long reprieve
The Historic Landmark Commission put off a proposed demolition last week, granting at least another month to a Heritage Neighborhood bungalow. Ed Lopez would like to tear down his 1928 bungalow at 2910 Rio Grande Street in order to…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 25, 2013
Major changes possible with shift to system of 10-1 Council districts
This article was co-produced with KUT News’ Joy Diaz as part of an ongoing City of Austin reporting partnership between In Fact Daily and KUT. Listen to KUT News Monday morning for an in-depth examination of how the interaction described…
Elections • By Michael Kanin • Nov 25, 2013
After long debate, Council OKs changes to Urban Farm Ordinance
After hours of discussion, the City Council approved changes to the Urban Farm Ordinance Thursday night, giving East Austin neighborhoods a victory in the battle to stop or prevent slaughtering of fowl and rabbits in single-family neighborhoods—the most important of…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 22, 2013
Council starts process aimed at putting limits on ‘stealth dorms’
Austin City Council members Thursday unanimously approved a measure that kicks off changes to the occupancy limits for Austin residences. When completed, the move could drop the allowed number of unrelated adults living in one place from the current limitation…
Development • By Michael Kanin • Nov 22, 2013
City Council rejects attempt to establish ‘Healthy Food Zones’
The City of Austin will not be establishing Healthy Food Zones any time soon. And, for now, the city won’t be looking into whether Austin even needs them. A resolution sponsored mainly by Council Member Laura Morrison would have…
Local Politics • By Jimmy Maas • Nov 22, 2013
CAMPO puts $28 million in transportation funding up for grabs
The City of Austin will have to battle six counties and the cities within them for a chance at a chunk of more than $28 million up for grabs for transportation projects in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s service…
