Council Watch

Council hears light rail report, questions legal fees on LCRA water deal and snorts at proposal to have new car displays in baggage claim area of airport.

"...The Austin City Council got its opportunity to formally weigh in on the..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

Several prospective candidates are expressing an interest in running for the council seat Gus Garcia is vacating

"...After his term ends next year, Council Member Gus Garcia is retiring from the council. The..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

City Council considers status of various development-related lawsuits in executive sessions.

"...supposedly settled by the peacekeeping force of the Green Council installed in 1997 -- is still raging. Raging in..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

City inks 50-year water deal with LCRA

"...The Austin City Council approved the 50-year water deal with the Lower Colorado..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

Water Gate: Is LCRA Offering City a Whale of a Deal?

"...-- Austin City Council Member Beverly Griffith..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year

Ready to rumble?

"...The filing period for City Council elections does not open until late July, but the..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council to Hire City Manager Search Firm

Selecting the searchers

"...City Council's search for the firm responsible for finding Austin's next..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...City Council on Thursday, June 3, took the first of two..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Gets Surprised by APD's New State Grants

Refund the police?

"...City Council meets today, Aug. 27, for the first time since..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Hundreds Tell Council, APD That Big Change Must Happen – Now

Voices of sorrow and rage

"...words, Edwin Sanchez kicked off 12 hours of City Council meetings that began with emotional testimony from those brutalized..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Backs Away From New Camping Ban

Is consensus forming on how to move past this summer's controversy?

"...fizzled out on Friday, Sept. 20, consensus on City Council appears to be forming on how to move past..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Come Get Loopy

Life on the dais, for quite a while

"...After an epic City Council meeting that began at 10am last Thursday and stretched..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council Considers the True Cost of Saving a Buck

Affordability is in the details

"...break and "festival season," with the next regular City Council meeting not until March 23, council members had plenty..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

City Council: Zimmerman, Bond, and Budget

(And a few other things got done)

"...The dust hasn't settled yet from last Thursday's City Council meeting (Aug. 18), and most of the headlines have..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Not Just STRs

Restore Rundberg, nondiscrimination also on the menu

"...City Council used Tuesday's work session to, among other things, take..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council: The Public Weighs In

Budget priorities continue to be debated

"...things proceed as scheduled today, Thursday, Aug. 27, City Council will continue winnowing its various potential choices concerning the..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Dog Days Arrive

Budget hearings get under way this week

"...City Council is hitting budget crunch time, and the strain is..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature 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 no..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: The City Council Blues ... Again

The price of all these things, twice

"...Could City Council's regularly scheduled work sessions – called in response to..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council Packs More 'P' Into Every PUD

Proposed PUD ordinance changes may give council more mastery over master-planned developments

"...City Council is about to overhaul a fairly obscure part of..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Council Watch

sos board votes no on the proposed bradley settlement

"...regarding new changes to the agreement at the City Council meeting today, Thursday, March 2...."

March 3, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

The Bradley deal is out in the open but no one seems to have an opinion on it.

"...and if so, will that be a good thing? Council Member Daryl Slusher apparently doesn't think so, making his..."

Feb. 25, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

Council divided on Gotham condo project; Jesus Garza gets a big raise; East Austin residents voice concerns about the future of the brown building and flood control.

"...and the Congress Avenue bridge arose at last week's council meeting, Council Member Beverly Griffith wasted no time laying..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

Council considers issues ranging from the Seaholm Power Plant, to the Gotham condominium project, to Southpark Meadows.

"...It's a good thing the Austin City Council decided to take Veterans Day off last week, as..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

The delicate business of funding substance abuse programs for musicians.

"...all parties in the dispute -- the Austin City Council, the Austin Music Commission, and the SIMS Foundation --..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

How America's 40 Largest Cities Elect Their Council Members

"...ask "How do America's 40 largest cities elect their council members?" you get 40 different answers. This chart describes..."

June 25, 1999 News Feature

Council Takes Long Day's Journey Into Night

"...illustration by DOUG POTTER The stamina of Austin city councilmembers was tested again last week with another long night..."

March 5, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Council Watch

"...as an officeholder yet. The newest and most volatile councilmember, who has publicly called some environmentalists "assholes" and who..."

June 23, 1995 News Column

City Manager Threatened to Quit Rather Than Meet With Council Over Acevedo Hire

The planned closed-door meeting never happened

"...Tension between City Council members and interim City Manager Jesús Garza over his..."

Feb. 9, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Light Meeting as the New Council Gets Itself Sorted

First work session focused on committee memberships

"...The new City Council is off to the races, holding its first regular..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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