City Council Moves Gently on Riverside Redevelopment, Less So on Hotel Occupancy Tax

First meeting after summer break features plenty of theatrics

"...City Council gave preliminary approval on Thursday (Aug. 8) to..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Prepped to Tackle Palm District, Micro-Mobility, and More

A preview of the May 23 Council meeting

"...City Council is meeting Thursday, May 23 at the usual..."

May 22, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Decriminalizing Homelessness at City Council

No sit/no lie, no more

"...City Council on Thursday, June 6, will discuss, but not..."

June 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Meet Your New City Council, Austin!

Recapping the run-offs

"...concede just yet, it appears as though the new City Council is finally here, and it looks almost nothing..."

Dec. 17, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Voters Decide Final Three Austin City Council Members

Zo Qadri, Ryan Alter, José Velásquez secure wins

"...The Council candidates who won their run-off elections Tuesday, Dec. 13,..."

Dec. 14, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

In Wake of SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade, Austin City Council Fast-Tracks Abortion Decriminalization Act

Special called meeting set for week of July 18

"...Council Members Chito Vela and Vanessa Fuentes have requested a..."

June 24, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council: How Big Is Just Right?

Council moves forward on Mobility Bond, “Smart Corridors”

"...Last Thursday’s City Council meeting featured the usual brace of postponements, but..."

Aug. 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

City Council: Keep ’Em Waiting

Council punts short-term rentals, pops the 290 landfills

"...City Council held a fairly efficient meeting Thursday, clearing a..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Post by Michael King

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 more than a decade..."

Jan. 18, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council to Vote on SAVES Resolution on October 1

Good Work Austin offers amendments to help save restaurants and bars

"...venues – continue to struggle during the ongoing pandemic, City Council unanimously passed the Save Austin's Vital Economic Sectors..."

Oct. 1, 2020 News Post by Jessi Cape

City Council: All the Agenda That Fits

Mobility, budget, lobbyists, density … and more

"...At 94 items, Thursday’s City Council meeting agenda is about as lengthy as they..."

Aug. 17, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Cofer Exits City Council Race

"This is not the right time or right race for me"

"...Democratic activist and city Solid Waste Advisory Council member Rick Cofer announced in..."

Jan. 28, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...City of Austin employees took center stage July 15 at..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What’s on City Council's Agenda This Week?

Council has its hands full. Here are some of the agenda items we're watching.

"...It's been a busy week for City Council, with a joint Capital Metro board meeting on..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Reinstates Partial Camping Ban

Governor sends in TxDOT; Kitchen leads effort for more explicit rules

"...After City Council voted on Thursday, Oct. 17, to partially reinstate..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council Looks at Homelessness, Climate Change, and Gun Violence

Post-summer Council hits the dais running with 149-Item agenda

"...City Council returns today (Thu., Aug. 8) for its first..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...In 2015, City Council set down the ambitious path of achieving carbon..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Law Department Argues City Council Can’t Stop Austin Police from Keeping Secret Files

Taylor trial addresses city’s G file policy

"...The city has for months refused to implement a key aspect..."

Oct. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council Approves SAVES Resolution to Rescue Venues, Bars, Restaurants

City will explore potential funding sources for struggling sectors

"...continue to fold six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, City Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday night directing staff..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council Mulls Future Events, as Venues Cry for Help Now

Convention Center expansion, money for local businesses, and more Council items

"...City Council is expected to vote on three items at..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Ready to Move on From Camping Ban

"Council made a decision, and it's time for us to move past the divisiveness in the community"

"...New rules covering public camping in Austin will go..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Considers the Convention Center

Plans big and small for the city center

"...There's no regular City Council meeting this week – the next is April..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

New City Council, New Battles

10-1 version 1.5 stares down the coming year at City Hall

"...is not heavy agenda time for the new, 2017 City Council – the next regularly scheduled, full business meeting..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Golf and Taxes at City Council

Proposals before Council suggest change is in the air

"...Take a look at today's City Council agenda, and you might groan at first: Decker..."

May 22, 2015 News Column

BREAKING: Travis Co. Rules Against Austin City Council

County attorney comes down hard on Open Meetings violations

"...stunning findings in his investigation into whether the Austin City Council violated state Open Meetings Act laws: Guilty, on..."

April 1, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Year Began With a New City Council and a New City Manager

After tussling with Council, Spencer Cronk got canned

"...Was it Spencer Cronk's police contract gambit or the city's fumbled response to Winter Storm Mara that finally did..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council: 1,020 Minutes Later …

Epic meeting sends Council into summer recess

"...It's only fitting that the last City Council meeting before the summer break would clock in..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

City Council Preview: Juggling Act to Include Budget, Transportation Bond

Council agenda occupied by a handful of pressing subjects

"...It's been a full week at City Council, with the regular work session Tuesday, a budget..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

City Council: Spring Break Is Here

Council will return for a work session March 22

"...double distraction of transportation network companies and short-term rentals, Council met on March 3 to ponder the future –..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Council: Here's Your Budget!

Council holds line on tax rate, juggles many line items

"...well as a good deal of hemming and hawing, City Council accomplished its most important annual task of adopting..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

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