Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Councilmember Willie Lewis has already backed off his brief campaign..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature

Aleshire Comes Up Short (So Far) in City Redistricting Suit

A judge has ruled Austin won't need more council elections

"...by former Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire over how city coun­cil elections should be handled following redistricting, District Judge..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: A Big Step Forward in St. John, but Much Work Remains

Greystar, HACA selected to redevelop Home Depot site

"...In a unanimous vote, City Council on Thursday, July 29 agreed to enter negotiations..."

July 30, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Kelly Holds Out on Hotel Purchase As City Gets Ready to HEAL

High-profile homelessness initiatives dominate meeting

"...City Council voted 10-1 on Thursday, Feb. 4, to approve..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Herding Council Cats

City Council takes on 103 items ranging from bonds to staff review

"...Never let it be said that City Council hasn't left itself enough to do. Today's agenda..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward

Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls

"...After a hiatus last week, City Council returned to its regular Thursday (Feb. 25) session..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Congress, Council, & Concealed Weapons

Guns in; refugees out

"...vacancies for Tea Party candidates to fill, a former Council candidate says that city hall must allow concealed guns..."

Sept. 8, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Council: Historic or Just Old?

Bull Creek tract makes an appearance, as does Bluebonnet Hills

"...Last Thursday’s City Council meeting (June 11) adjourned at the somewhat reasonable..."

June 15, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: No Way to Run a City

Why is Council drafting ordinances on the dais after midnight?

"...second time in three weeks, CM Chris Riley had City Council up past midnight last Thursday, trying to work..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Hall Hustle: Skid Marks on the Dais

The (slightly) new council takes up high-speed chicanes

"...By an initially uncertain but finally unsurprising margin, City Council approved, on a 5-2 vote, a suite of..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: An F1 Piñata

Break it open, and out streams council confetti

"...unseated incumbent Randi Shade didn't celebrate her birthday on election night, but on the Monday after – all the..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence

The e-mail daisy chain grows longer ... and longer ...

"...things," the mayor said of spam e-mails he and City Council members had been receiving lately. "That seems to..."

March 25, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin today...."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

City Hall Hustle: Do You Feel a Draft?

Big-leaguers back Leffingwell, but really, who'd want the gig?

"...Mayor political action committee, naming its co-chairs at a City Hall press conference. Falling one week after Brewster McCrack­en's..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council Steams Ahead With “Renters’ Rights Agenda”

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

"...City Council added two more items last Thursday to what..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Audit and DACC Move Top Council Agenda

Back to business at City Hall

"...City Council meets today, Nov. 12, for its first post-election..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Proposed City Budget Cuts Police Funding by $8.1 Million

Decrease falls far short of $100 million activists called for

"...$8.1 million, or about 1.9% of the $434 million Council allocated to the department last year, according to the..."

July 13, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison and Austin Sanders

Council: Downtown Puzzle or Rubik’s Cube?

Dais division brewing over hotel tax spending, tourism industry

"...With a divided Council and uncertain prospects, Mayor Steve Adler has dropped his..."

Aug. 28, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: Eternal Returns

City plumbing, juvenile curfews, and AFD overtime on this week's agenda

"...Rounding into its penultimate meeting before the July break, City Council has its hands full today (June 15) with..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

New Council, Old Issues

Previewing the June 28 City Council meeting

"...In a brief but celebratory occasion, three new City Council members were sworn in Monday evening – although..."

June 27, 2012 News Post by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

"...By a 5-2 vote last week, the new City Council decided to suspend issuance of "Notices to Proceed"..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...in pledging to Craddick immediately following the Nov. 5 election, and traditionally, once the position is decided, the entire..."

Jan. 3, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

May 6 Election Results

"...Winners in bold; runoff election June 2. Mayor Kirk Watson (i): 29,777; 84.0%..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature

Austin Election Ticker: The Endorsements Begin

Delia Garza’s Twitter tangle, Central Labor Council likes, and more

"...may be painfully learning the difference between a single-district City Council campaign and a countywide donnybrook. First, former county..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

"Historic" Spending on Homelessness in New City Budget

FY 2020 plan calls for maximum tax rate to beat revenue caps

"...highlights of the newly proposed Fiscal Year 2019-20 Austin city budget...."

Aug. 5, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Candidates' Campaign Finance Reports

First campaign finance reports hit the City Clerk's office

"...the initial campaign finance reports filed in the five City Council races to be decided November 8, 2016. The..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Back to the Future!

Seven-member Council on an 11-seat dais

"...happens, we'll all get a look at the new City Council digs come Thursday morning (Nov. 6) – on..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Come On Down!

Council takes Austin Energy's bonus money and runs with it

"...best way to describe this week's adoption of the city budget? Horse-trading? Sausage-making?..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Still Unsettled

The Sanders saga, set to close before a changed council

"...One year and one election later, it looks like City Coun­cil has the votes..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

City politics and the people way over there

"...Judging by the chatter on the Austin Neighborhoods Council listserv and an angry AustinPost blog from activist Debbie..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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