Kirk Watson Wants Four More Years

Mayor makes it official, announces 2024 re-election campaign

"...whose challengers, as of today, are longshots. Former CM Kathie Tovo, land-use activist Carmen Llanes Pulido, and Central Texas..."

April 10, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

The YIMBYs Come to Town, and City Council Joins Them

Yes in Austin’s Backyard

"...veiled swipe at his most prominent opponent, former CM Kathie Tovo) could also signal the direction of his soon-to-be-launched..."

March 1, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Monday. He’s up against longtime former City Council Member Kathie Tovo and East Austin advocate Carmen Llanes Pulido. Mayor..."

Feb. 9, 2024 News Feature

How Austin’s Mayoral Race Is Shaping Up So Far

Mayor Kirk Watson continues to bide his time

"...has two more candidates for Austin voters to consider: Kathie Tovo and Carmen Llanes Pulido, both of whom have..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Tovo Runs for Mayor: Longtime City Council Member Kathie Tovo..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature

Longtime City Council Member Kathie Tovo Announces Run for Mayor

Mayor Kirk Watson has not yet announced his re-election bid

"...Kathie Tovo, the former City Council Member who served for..."

Jan. 18, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin’s Exclusionary Housing Policies Are Getting Revolutionary Rewrites

After decades of resistance doors open for less-wealthy Austinites

"...years on Council was a staunch member of the Tovo-Kitchen-Alter (that's Kathie, Ann, and Alison) alliance that routinely slowed..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Drowning in Paperwork

City’s lifeguard hiring program may be leaking applicants

"...request from last year by former City Council Member Kathie Tovo and current CM Leslie Pool...."

April 14, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lawsuit Threatens Council’s Modest Progress on Housing Crisis

Same group that blocked land code rewrite in 2020 is back

"...city. Kitchen’s amendment failed 7-4, with CMs Mackenzie Kelly, Kathie Tovo, and Leslie Pool voting in the minority...."

March 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Epiphany!

A new City Council for the new year

"...Council has lost its two moms, Ann Kitchen and Kathie Tovo, who actually did their homework, were always on..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

(To the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”)

"...his performance but abstained from voting, as did CMs Kathie Tovo and Paige Ellis...."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature

Voters Decide Final Three Austin City Council Members

Zo Qadri, Ryan Alter, José Velásquez secure wins

"...dais. Zohaib “Zo” Qadri fended off Linda Guerrero, incumbent Kathie Tovo’s pick for her successor, in a tight race...."

Dec. 14, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Council Approves New Austin Energy Rates; Advocates Disappointed

Average customer will see bill increase of $9 in March 2023

"...Alison Alter, Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, and last-meeting-ever CMs Kathie Tovo and Ann Kitchen voting against...."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good, Act 3

Why is it so hard to make actual progress on housing?

"...After months of toil, Council Member Kathie Tovo finally succeeded in passing most of her omnibus..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Finally Gives Its OK to Massive Statesman Development Plan

Full speed ahead

"...2. Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter and Council Member Kathie Tovo voted against the rezoning of the former home..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?

Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks

"...between Sutton's two trips to City Hall, Council Member Kathie Tovo asked ARR Director Ken Snipes to provide an..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...class colleagues, Council Members Pio Renteria, Ann Kitchen, and Kathie Tovo. Fond farewells are sure to ensue...."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature

Chronicle Endorsements for Austin City Council Run-Off Election

Early voting runs Dec. 1-9 ; election day is Dec. 13

"...a real change in direction after eight years of Kathie Tovo, and Linda Guerrero entered this race to provide..."

Nov. 30, 2022 News Post

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...AE "better explain Win­ter Storm Uri's impact." Council Member Kathie Tovo agreed, saying she was "compelled by interveners' testimony..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Council’s Last Stand

Next week’s meeting tries to tie up some loose ends

"...their efforts to produce affordable housing on city-owned land. Kathie Tovo's original motion has run into somewhat surprising opposition..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Strong Student Support Buoys Qadri in D9 Race

Zo Qadri and Linda Guerrero go into overtime

"...In District 9, term-limited Kathie Tovo will be replaced after a decade on Council..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Steams Ahead With “Renters’ Rights Agenda”

Plus, council takes on Colony Park and city-owned property

"...well as continued deliberation over a resolution from CM Kathie Tovo that offers a lengthy list of guidelines for..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good, v.2

Has Austin lost its groove? A surprising answer.

"...Council Member Kathie Tovo's already-much-delayed resolution, aimed at creating a framework to..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: Reading the Palm District

A new plan-of-plans puts the spotlight on Downtown’s hard, rough eastern edges

"...a way for City Hall, by which I mean Kathie Tovo, to make sense of the ambitious plans and..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Low Turnout, the Fight for Voting Rights, and More Election News

Keep marching on

"...the most modest means. Wealthy folks like Steve Adler, Kathie Tovo, and Jennifer Virden can and do self-fund in..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...in the D9 contest to replace retiring Council Member Kathie Tovo – very much a preservationist – could be..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good?

Plus the return of the Austintatious Artists

"...Helmed by Council Member Kathie Tovo and co-sponsored by CMs Vanessa Fuentes, Allison Alter,..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Uses Its (Public) Power to Soften Austin Energy Rate Hike

Utility says it needs to recover $104 million in excess costs

"...these dollars to provide you with electricity," Council Member Kathie Tovo said before the vote. "So it is a..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Election Ticker: Money, Mayors, and Musgraves

Cash, beer, and Beto rule everything around us

"...9's many contenders in the critical race to replace Kathie Tovo will all speak their piece in another set..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Public Notice: The Ghosts of Austin’s Future

Two different City Councils; four different land use results

"...key allies on the neighborhood side, Ann Kitchen and Kathie Tovo. Each has a designated successor who largely wants..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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