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Tag Archives: Council Member Paige Ellis
Ellis sees opportunity for growth amidst 2021's challenges
Despite a year that brought both public health and environmental disasters, District 8 City Council Member Paige Ellis has pushed forward in her efforts to rethink transportation, parks and affordability solutions in our rapidly growing city. While the Covid-19 pandemic…
City Council • By Kali Bramble • Dec 23, 2021
Paige Ellis: Preparing for climate change resilience
Despite enduring a year of trials, Austin City Council Member Paige Ellis is determined to continue getting work done for her constituents and for the city. Two of Ellis’ most significant accomplishments this year with Council include the Healthy Streets…
City Council • By Miriam E Jewell • Jan 7, 2021
Ellis attempts to get scooters and other contaminants out of city waterways
When Council Member Paige Ellis was crafting the concept for a clean creeks initiative, she and her staff saw an opportunity to address one of the city’s more visible sources of creek and river pollution. When electric scooters end up…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • Jan 23, 2020
Ellis looks at District 8's place in transit, homelessness issues in reviewing 2019
Ask Paige Ellis about one of the first lessons she learned as a new City Council member and her answer is immediate: patience. The old adage that the wheels of government turn slowly takes on a whole new meaning for…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 26, 2019
Austin Monitor Radio: Council Member Paige Ellis
This week, Council Member Paige Ellis joins Austin Monitor reporter Jack Craver to talk about serving District 8, transportation, land use, the convention center and more. The full show is embedded below, for your listening pleasure. Austin Monitor Radio is…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Apr 1, 2019
Paige Ellis represents sharp political shift for Southwest Austin's District 8
Paige Ellis, the incoming City Council member for District 8, has very different political views from her predecessor, Ellen Troxclair, who spent the last two years as the only Republican on Council. Ellis, who made her affiliation with the Democratic…
