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Judge dismisses Pressley election contest
Visiting Judge Dan Mills dismissed former City Council candidate Laura Pressley’s election contest lawsuit against Council Member Greg Casar on Tuesday, citing a lack of evidence that would throw into doubt the outcome of the December runoff election for Council’s…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • May 27, 2015
Casar helps trailer park residents sue new owners
City Council Member Greg Casar has added his political support to a legal fight between a low-income mobile home community and the corporation that recently took control of the property. On Monday evening, dozens of North Lamar Community Mobile Home…
Courts • By Caleb Pritchard • May 5, 2015
Why your speeding ticket doesn’t pay for what you think it does: Audio from KUT
Travis County and the City of Austin take part in a regular fiscal dance with the State of Texas over who pays the costs of government. Over the next three days, KUT News and the Austin Monitor will look at…
Austin • By Joy Diaz • Apr 22, 2015
Why your speeding ticket doesn’t pay for what you think it does
Travis County and the City of Austin take part in a regular fiscal dance with the State of Texas over who pays the costs of government. Over the next three days, KUT News and the Austin Monitor will look at…
Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Apr 22, 2015
Activist opposes Travis courthouse bond proposal
A prominent local advocate for low taxes and fiscal responsibility has declared his opposition to Travis County’s proposed $292 million Civil and Family Courthouse bond. Retired accountant Bill Oakey announced Thursday that he has resigned from the Community Focus Committee,…
Courts • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 3, 2015
Commissioners nearly boot plans for DA's office
Travis County Commissioners came dangerously close Tuesday to scrapping plans to build a new office tower for the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. The clash between two county agencies over cost almost ended the project when Commissioner Gerald Daugherty seconded…
Courts • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 4, 2015
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County pitches courthouse plan to Downtown group
Travis County officials presented plans for a proposed $291.6 million Civil and Family Courthouse to Austin’s Downtown Commission last week in an early bid to shore up city support before taking the plan to voters ahead of November’s bond election.…
Bonds & Propositions • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 23, 2015
Aleshire files criminal complaint against Zimmerman
District 6 City Council Member Don Zimmerman may be headed back to court, but this time as a defendant in a criminal prosecution. On Thursday, AleshireLAW PC attorney Bill Aleshire filed a criminal complaint against Zimmerman with the Travis County…
Courts • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 6, 2015
Zimmerman libel suit against Bulldog dismissed
Less than 24 hours after being sworn in to office as the new District 6 representative, City Council Member Don Zimmerman had his lawsuit against the Austin Bulldog dismissed and was ordered to pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Zimmerman…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 8, 2015
2014: An Austin Monitor review
This past year was a dynamic one in Austin, and though the future promises to be just as interesting, at the close of 2014 we invite you to take a trip back over the past 12 months. Though a lot…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Dec 29, 2014
Zimmerman drops lawsuit, but case goes forward
On Thursday, after hearing from attorneys for District 6 City Council Member-elect Don Zimmerman and the Austin Bulldog about Zimmerman’s lawsuit against the website and its publisher, Ken Martin, Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled in favor of the Bulldog on…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Dec 19, 2014
Zimmerman v. Bulldog case going to court today
Attorneys for District 6 Council Member-elect Don Zimmerman and Austin Bulldog publisher Ken Martin will face off in a Travis County district court this morning over a lawsuit Zimmerman filed related to a Bulldog story that outlined court proceedings in…
