Council: Nickels, Dimes … and Millions

Budget readings slog through a difficult fiscal year

"...fiscal year 2018 budget deliberations (aka "readings") this week, City Council seemed determined to refashion its "Concept Menu" –..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: UnLocal Control

Lawsuits, Lions Municipal, and a little land use mixed between

"...Barring surprises, today's City Council meeting (May 11) will be an abbreviated affair,..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Proposes “Austin Affordability Action Plan”

Looking for ways to balance the budget

"...horizon – the "affordability" phrase is back in the City Council air, carrying as many definitions as there are..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Are City Employee Pensions at Risk?

Pension systems in Dallas and Houston have been beat up by bad spending.

"...systems – funds that pay out retirement income to city employees, based on years of service and contributions made..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Council: Not Only the Grove

Does anybody speak Zimmerman-ese?

"...Today's City Council meeting (Dec. 8) might well seem like an..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council Reaches Consensus on Mobility Bond

Adler's "Go Big" Baby

"...Reporting that City Council has an abundant agenda on its plate today..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Escape From City Hall!

Members navigate homestead exemption politics en route to vacation

"...items (with a few lagniappes) lasting until 3am – City Council didn't actually manage to begin their annual summer..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: "Sharing" Showdown Arrives

Plenty of contentious business for the first Council meeting of the year

"...The first City Council meeting of 2016 isn't until next Thursday, Jan...."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: ADUs Coming to Your Neighborhood?

Land-use advocates at AURA are calling on Council to approve the ADU ordinance

"...Today's City Council meeting (Nov. 19) may not last into the..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Marriott Pays, Austin Annexes

White Lodging agrees to repay $2.4 million in waived fees

"...The long-running city dispute with White Lodging over fee waivers granted to..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council Preview: Marriott Pays Up

Thursday ends fee dispute, broods contact teams, and welcomes torment

"...The long-running city dispute with White Lodging over fee waivers granted its..."

Sept. 29, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council: Hilton Honeymoon

The new City Council begins its reorganization

"...The new City Council is still in the Janu­ary honeymoon stage, with..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council Moves to Legalize TNCs

Uber and Lyft push their way to a resolution

"...months after entering uninvited into Austin's market and forcing city staffers to scramble and local law enforcement to direct..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council on Transportation: Pondering the Bond

On Aug. 7, Council will discuss putting a $1 billion bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot

"...City Council returns from its summer break this week –..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Council: Sweet Summertime

CMs work through full agenda before break

"...Last week's was the last formal meeting of City Council until Aug. 7, although there's some cleanup work..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Budget: Open Season on 'Vacancies'

Council has little thirst for raising property taxes

"...The City Council is waist-deep in budget deliberations, marked today (Thursday,..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Council Goes Back to Work

White Lodging, Taco PUD, and more

"...After a monthlong recess, City Council returns to the dais today to tackle an..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

State & City Redevelopment? Hold That Thought ...

The TFC wants to redevelop state land in Austin – Austin's not so sure

"...Considering the lousy history of collaboration between the city of Austin and the state of Texas, a new..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: The Budget Sing-Along

City Council plans for the Sept. 12 budget adoption

"...City budget time is like most times at City Hall..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

A Council's Work Is Never Done

A recap of last week's City Council action

"...short-term rentals was the only item on last week's City Council meeting. (See "Steam Still Rising From STRs.") That..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council: If This Is Thursday, the Public Hearing Is Closed

Short-term rentals may cause quite a stir at today's City Council meeting

"...was going to raise the most sand in today's City Council meeting (Thursday, Aug. 2). In theory, this meeting..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

No Doldrums Here: Council Rumbles Into August

Some 120 items bring City Council back in full force

"...courtesy of the preliminary, thus far 120-item Aug. 2 City Council agenda, which features an afternoon proclamation in honor..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: It's Not Easy Being Single

For the seventh time ... the SMD devil is in the details

"...However, after a somewhat contentious discussion at City Council's meeting last week, I'm not so sure. While..."

May 6, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City, AISD Look for School Fixes

A vow to work together

"...City is city, and schools are schools, and never the..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: What the Scan Revealed

Spelman's anti-airport scanner resolution can't quite achieve liftoff

"...The issue at City Council's Wednesday work session was a proposal from Council..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Lure of Rainey Street

Bars, cars, and teeny tiny homes

"...At City Council's last meeting on Jan. 13, speakers invested in..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council Preview: Rewriting the Historic Zoning Standards

Stemming the flow of tax abatements to owners wanting historic zoning

"...one item stands out from the Thursday, Aug. 19, City Council agenda as a grade-A example of local controversy,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Climate Protection: City in No Hurry To Cool It

Checking in on the Climate Protection Program's progress – or lack thereof

"...Any day now, the city's annual report on the Austin Climate Protection Program is..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall Hustle: Of Human Bondage

Transpo bond to cost 100 mil in dead presidents – and dead precedents

"...While $100 million in bonding capacity – and the congestion-clearing goals of the package –..."

April 2, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Hangover

Recycling, homeless housing, and spandex – cure for a migraine?

"...City Council members must be finding themselves in a similar..."

March 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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