Council Recap: $15M in SAVES Funding for Venues, Child Care, Iconic Biz

Efforts to raid Convention Center reserves turned back

"...by Southwest was canceled and music venues throughout the city were forced to close, City Council has approved $15..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Punts Soccer to Wednesday

Amendments, curfew delays votes on McKalla Place

"...City Council pushed a vote on bringing Major League Soccer..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council: Have Ears, Will Hear

City gets 'Central Corridor Update' from Project Connect

"...Spring City Council agendas tend to be a bit lighter than..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...What makes Marc Ott tick? How might the new city manager's leadership change the direction of Austin? That's been..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Budget: Minimal Slippage

Sparse cuts, few surprises in proposed fiscal document

"...Ott to become more open – traditionally called the City Manager's budget, Ott was quick to note "we've all..."

July 23, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Breathing Room for the City Budget

Proposed FY 2019 city budget features sunnier projections

"...That's one takeaway from the FY 2019 proposed city budget formally presented by City Manager Spencer Cronk Monday..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Labor Protections and Job Evaluations

Marc Ott's job performance goes up for debate this week

"...At their March 24 meeting, City Council approved a number of labor-friendly measures, including Mayor..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Approves Workplace Nondiscrimination Measure

City manager to review current policies

"...“My career at the city has been marked by discrimination, harassment, and retaliation,” said..."

March 25, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Council Gets Dirty

Representatives engage in ... legal combaaaaaat!

"...In this week's news roundup: Council votes to deliver a $600,000 settlement to the family..."

Feb. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

City Plots Rideshare's Course

Stakeholder meetings begin on TNC pilot program

"...terms of a pilot program for Austin’s future with Transportation Networking Companies (TNCs): taxi cabs, Car.ma cars, mustachioed Lyft-mobiles,..."

June 12, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

Lumberman's Investment Corporation has offered a compromise to the city on its plans for the Sand Beach Reserve, located just north of Town Lake; the CityCouncil approves a $1.8 billion budget.

"...same kind of parks-vs.-roads standoff that Mayor Watson and Council Member Griffith have been staging for months, the City..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Council Watch

City plots downtown's retail future

"...lot of hurry up and wait at the Austin City Council this week. The first post-Second St. meeting was..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council: Meet the Candidates

Names of city manager suitors may be revealed by the time you read this

"...With the holidays arriving, City Council has a reduced public workload during these Thanksgiving..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: Homeless Count, TNCs, and Council Races

ECHO's annual homeless count takes place January 23

"...requests volunteers to help with the nationwide homeless count; Council ridesharing talks continue in January; Jimmy Flannigan sounds like..."

Jan. 11, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

City Counseling: Sprinting to a Compromise

Council and joggers 'give a little bit' on street closures

"...City Council is used to marathon sessions, but this is..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

What's at Stake at City Hall?

City elections bring debate over people, priorities, and propositions

"...evict Jennifer Gale (also running, inevitably, for mayor) from council chambers for singing off-key, he can do the job.How..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Architect Antoine Predock presents a sleeker, more sharply angled version of his City Hall design; the Bennett Tract faces a tough road with neighbors and the developer at an impasse over the size and scale of proposed development on the East Austin tract.

"...said it wanted more dynamic impact from its new City Hall, and architect Antoine Predock has responded with lots..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35

Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

"...City Council has received more bad news about proposed plans..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Not Many Tools in the Toolbox

City Hall tries to stretch its funds for music, housing

"...City Council approved a new vision for the $15 million..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council: Mobile Homes and Climate Change

City Council gets through a brief agenda the week before budget talks begin

"...Last Thursday, April 21, City Council cleared its 40-Item agenda before 5pm: Council members..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

State of the City 2016

Mayor Steve Adler declares Austin “prosperous, strong … and cool”

"...no great surprises in the mayor’s “State of the City” address Tuesday night at Zachary Scott’s Topfer Theatre –..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Council: Taking It to Committee

Council members talk TNC and STR regulation

"...City Council is on a mini-hiatus, of sorts, with the..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Michael King

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

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: Next Act, Major Drama

Mayor anticipates a year of living dangerously for City Hall

"...note, in February, offering a wide-ranging State of the City address celebrating recent, high-profile employers like Facebook and LegalZoom..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

While the Chamber woos AMD in hopes that it will build its new chip fab plant here, the council stays coy.

"...tech recruitment heyday in the early Nineties, when the city doled out tax abatements like lemon drops to the..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

A long-awaited decision on the rezoning of the Bennett Tract, which has sat vacant awaiting redevelopment for more than 10 years, should happen this Thursday.

"...The pace of City Council meetings has slowed considerably over the past few..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Council: Cash on Hand

City's RISE and RENT funds ready to deliver relief

"...The city of Austin has begun to distribute millions of dollars..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council and Cap Metro Prepare to Hand Transit Plan to Voters

City's big plan is nearing the station

"...The Austin City Council and the Capital Metro board of directors have..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council: Budgeting for a Return

Council catches last breaths before summer break comes to an end

"...City Council returns next Thursday from summer break, but Mayor..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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