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The nationwide momentum for gun control in the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut met with the reality of firearms regulations in the State of Texas on Tuesday. Neither Travis County Commissioners nor the members of an Austin…
City of Austin planning staff plans to call for a delay Thursday in the long-debated East Riverside Corridor plan. If approved, the pause could result in the postponement of a Council vote on the matter until April. That prospect…
With their action yesterday, Travis County Commissioners unanimously approved a renewal of the interlocal cooperative agreement with the City of Austin for emergency services for one more year. The renewal allows the county to provide EMS services to the…
Mobility 35, a joint project between the Texas Department of Transportation and the City of Austin, has a large number of small projects underway along the Interstate 35 corridor, but it may take billions, not millions, to achieve long-term fixes.…
Austin Energy officials announced the completion of two wind power plants in the coastal region of the Rio Grande Valley Monday. The event marks an important milestone for utility costumers: With the juice now on at those facilities, ratepayers are…
Staffers with the City of Austin’s Watershed Protection Department are working on a major reconfiguration of the city’s watershed protection ordinance that will redefine floodplains and provide better protections for creek headwaters. Updates to the more than 20-year-old document…
A trio of City Council members wants to take another swing at the affordable housing issue in Austin, asking City Manager Marc Ott to put together a possible bond package proposal for November. Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, joined by…
Concern over a dramatic increase in Austin traffic fatalities has prompted Council Members Laura Morrison and Bill Spelman to ask City Manager Marc Ott to look at potential causes for the jump, and to find ways to bring the number…
Travis County commissioners voted this week to expand the county’s recycling efforts, unanimously authorizing roughly $66,000 for the collection and transportation of reusable materials at county facilities. Commissioners also put their stamp of approval on expanding recycling through county…
Concerns have surfaced over a call for a complete audit of the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Service following an earlier investigation that revealed questionable financial procedures. In an interview with In Fact Daily, Austin City Council Member Bill Spelman…
Despite a strong turnout on their side, opponents of a proposal to build a 24-story, multi-use building on a the lot at Fourth and Guadalupe streets gained no traction at the Austin Planning Commission Tuesday night. In the end,…
When asked, Precinct 2 Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt ticked off what she says are accomplishments Travis County made in 2012: an historic economic development policy, increased homestead exemptions, new groundwater regulations and more. Now, as she looks to the coming…
