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The members of the Austin City Council on Thursday moved to annex 1,521 acres in southeastern Travis County, including the $400 million Circuit of the Americas racetrack. Though the vote was unanimous, and came with little discussion, the final status…
Council Members Laura Morrison and Kathie Tovo hope to make some quick changes to the city’s aviation regulations after a proposal for a helicopter service stop near a South Austin neighborhood caused a public outcry. There was a lengthy discussion…
A pending evaluation by the Texas Facilities Commission of lands that the State of Texas owns in the City of Austin is raising questions about how the two entities will interact – and specifically whether city zoning rules would apply…
Last night’s election results guaranteed almost half the Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees turned over. Gina Hinojosa, Jayme Mathias, Ann Teich and Amber Elenz will join the board, replacing four outgoing trustees. Only incumbent Sam Guzman chose…
Voters passed all but two of the remaining City of Austin charter amendments, one of which would have given City Council members more power and the other of which would have made it easier to fund campaigns. Prop. 6…
Austin voters approved all but one of seven city bond proposals Tuesday night. When all is said and done, the funds raised will fund everything from roads and parks to libraries and a new fire station. Prop. 15, which…
Travis County voters issued a victory to a 5-cent tax increase for the jurisdiction’s Central Health District Tuesday. The vote also amounts to an enthusiastic endorsement of a potential University of Texas medical school. More than 54 percent of those…
In a very tight race, former Precinct 3 Commissioner Republican Gerald Daugherty took back the seat he lost in 2008 to Democrat Karen Huber. Daugherty defeated incumbent Huber by about 2300 votes as of midnight. His election will make him…
Last night’s election means huge changes at City Hall. But not before quite a bit of work on the part of the current Council, as well as an independent commission that will draw geographic districts and considerable time and energy…
Travis County voters appear to be headed toward a 5-cent property tax increase to fund some aspects of a University of Texas medical school. Central Health’s Proposition 1 is winning with 54 percent of the Early Vote. Supporters spent considerable…
On Thursday, the Austin City Council will consider whether to grant a zoning change for six tracts of land just east of McCallum High School. When the matter came before the Planning Commission, they sided with neighborhood opponents, voting unanimously…
The City of Austin’s Board of Adjustment seized a chance to weigh in on an ongoing west campus case last week, making a ruling that will change the way the city defines bedrooms in duplex building plans. Nuria Zaragoza,…
