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Business groups sue to block city's paid sick leave law
An Austin-based conservative think tank has sued the city over its paid sick leave ordinance. The ordinance, which goes into effect Oct. 1, requires all private businesses to provide anywhere from six to eight paid sick days per year for…
Courts • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Apr 25, 2018
Court upholds majority of 'sanctuary cities' law
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Senate Bill 4 can remain in effect for the time being. Tuesday’s decision will allow the so-called “sanctuary cities” law to take effect while the case against it plays out.…
Courts • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 14, 2018
Party boat owner wins injunction against city
Watertight Endeavors Inc., the owner of three party boats used for weddings, family reunions, high school graduations and similar occasions, has won its first court battle against the city to keep using the Walsh Landing public dock for loading and…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Mar 9, 2018
Judge finds city violated open meetings law again
Litigation about the Champion tract never really goes away. Originally filed in the early 1990s, the litigation simply morphs from one issue to another and one venue to another. It has cost the city of Austin an almost endless amount…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Nov 22, 2017
Council reaches settlement in substandard housing case
After a years-long battle between the city and apartment complex owner Walter Olenick, City Council voted unanimously last Thursday to approve a settlement that will compensate the city $150,000 and secure affordable units in the future. As part of the…
Courts • By Joseph Caterine • Nov 13, 2017
Casar reports on SB 4 hearing in New Orleans
City Council Member Greg Casar attended Tuesday’s hearing on Senate Bill 4 at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The city of Austin, along with Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, the small border city of El Cenizo,…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Nov 8, 2017
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'This is the hammer': Residents bring lawsuit in fight against Central Health
On Tuesday afternoon, after Fred Lewis declared new financial rules imposed on Central Health were inadequate, the Austin Monitor asked the attorney, activist and reliable thorn in the hospital district’s side if he had a lawsuit in the works. His…
Courts • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 19, 2017
Council rejects settlement with apartment complex owner in substandard housing case
The plot thickened in an ongoing affordable housing saga as City Council Thursday denied a settlement in the city of Austin’s lawsuit against Orchard Plaza apartments owner Walter Olenick for substandard housing code violations. Council Member Greg Casar, in whose…
Courts • By Joseph Caterine • Oct 13, 2017
County no longer suing surf park
The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously on Tuesday to bail on its legal challenge against the state’s first artificial surf park. After a relatively short executive session during their regular weekly meeting, the members of the court returned to…
Courts • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 11, 2017
County sued over lease information
Even though Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ruled that Travis County must provide a copy of the 99-year lease of 308 Guadalupe St. between the county and Lincoln Property Company, the county has not yet done so. In response,…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Oct 3, 2017
After court ruling, Travis County will comply with all ICE detention requests
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office will honor all federal immigration detainer requests following a federal court ruling that held parts of Texas’ “sanctuary cities” law can go into effect. A three-judge panel for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Courts • By Stephanie Federico • Sep 26, 2017
Federal judge blocks Texas' ban on 'sanctuary cities'
A federal court in San Antonio has blocked Senate Bill 4, Texas’ so-called “sanctuary cities” law. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia said, “The best interests of the public will be served by preserving the status quo and enjoining, prior to…
