After a decline last year, Travis County homeowners should expect …
2024年12月11日 · Lee esta historia en español As Austin-area homeowners receive their latest property tax bills this winter, they should expect to see an increase. According to an analysis by the Travis County Tax Office, the average property tax bill this year…
City Council passes new energy plan through 2035. Here’s what it …
2024年12月16日 · This story was produced as part of the Austin Monitor’s reporting partnership with KUT.. The Austin Monitor’s work is made possible by donations from the community.Though our reporting covers donors from time to time, we are careful to keep business and editorial efforts separate while maintaining transparency.
Ethics complaints filed against Siegel, AURA - Austin Monitor
2024年12月12日 · An ethics complaint has been filed against Mike Siegel, who is running to take the District 7 City Council seat in the Dec. 14 runoff. Adam Haynes also filed an ethics complaint against a major urbanist group that has been campaigning for Siegel.
Reflections and celebrations with outgoing City Council members ...
2024年12月12日 · Key Players & Topics In This Article. Alison Alter: Austin City Council member for District 10, first elected to City Council in 2016.. Austin City Council: The Austin City Council is the body with legislative purview over the City of Austin.It offers policy direction, while the office of the City Manager implements administrative actions based on those policies.
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5 天之前 · Council Member Krista Laine opts to discontinue District 6 field office. As she prepares for her first City Council meetings later this month, newly elected District 6 Council Member Krista Laine will represent residents of Northwest Austin and a portion of Williamson County without the use of a satellite office that…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues nonprofit that serves …
2024年11月27日 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued an Austin nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness. The lawsuit accuses Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center of fostering drug use, violence and other activities that endanger nearby residents. Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center has operated out of Sunrise Community Church in …
Congress Avenue transformation plan gets support from Urban ...
2024年12月6日 · The Urban Transportation Commission has voted to support the proposed transformation of most of the downtown portion of Congress Avenue, turning much of the street into a pedestrian- and multimodal-focused corridor and removing almost all vehicular traffic. The recommendation to City Council was approved at the commission’s meeting earlier this week.
November 2024 Austin and Travis County Election: Voter Resource
Overview: District 6 is arguably Austin’s most far-flung district, and the only to include parts of Williamson County as well as the Anderson Mill, River Place, Avery Ranch, Riata and Robinson Ranch neighborhoods.The Northwest district is also the only to never re-elect a City Council member. This go-around, incumbent Mackenzie Kelly faces one challenger.
Kirk Watson, Ryan Alter propose competing amendments to …
2024年12月10日 · Gearing up for a vote Thursday on Austin Energy’s Resource Generation Plan, Mayor Kirk Watson and Council Member Ryan Alter have each proposed amendments to a plan that has gone through a variety of iterations and gained the endorsement of the Electric Utility Commission and the Resource Management Commission.
City Council approves nearly $7 million to keep Marshalling Yard ...
2024年12月13日 · The city of Austin has identified the financing it will use to keep the Marshalling Yard emergency shelter open indefinitely. In September, City Council agreed to keep the shelter in Southeast Austin open until a more permanent location could be identified. Mayor Kirk Watson proposed the extension, saying that without alternative places for people to go it would be a move backward in helping ...