A Council’s Work Is Never Done

Agenda features budget, the future of AE, and a whole lotta housing

"...This week marks the moment when the regular City Council agenda and the annual budget preparation collide, and today's..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Eternal Returns

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

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

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Wrap: State of the City

Austin maintains its relative sanity

"...It's been another busy week in City Council-Land, although much of the action has been off the..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Roundup: Late Nights, Longer Meetings

Now let’s find a way to get out of meetings earlier

"...regular 2017 meeting comes to order Jan. 26, City Council is brooding once again over the possibility of shorter..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Getting Moving?

City Council's continued transportation debate may backlog zoning cases on agenda

"...of work to do at today's (June 16) City Council meeting, although how much will actually be accomplished is..."

June 17, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Of Money and Weirdness

City Council hits its late-summer budgetary stride

"...Arguably, every City Council meeting is about money – spending money, saving money,..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

In Austin’s Most Conservative District, Will the City’s Sole Republican Council Member Keep Her Seat?

Dem challenger hopeful Kamala Harris momentum will turn tide

"...Austin’s northwesternmost City Council district has enough conservative voters to elect a Republican,..."

Sept. 6, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Doctor’s Orders

Sides lining up on paid sick time proposal

"...A good bet to dominate debate in today's City Council meeting (Feb. 15) is Item 49: discussion of a..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Feelin’ Grove-y

All PUDs all the time at City Hall

"...There's certainly a chance City Council will have time to address matters other than the..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Grow Your Own!

Urban farms, impact fees, special events, and more

"...On its face, City Council's agenda today (Oct. 17) is not particularly imposing –..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Secondhand Stores to Council: 'Wait a Second!'

Proposed ordinance designed to help recovery of stolen goods

"...Sheryl Cole's office confirmed that they would be dropping from next Thursday's City Council agenda a controversial ordinance that..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Council Meeting From Purgatory

Bring a pillow and wear your hard hat

"...The City Hall buzz is that today's City Council meeting (Thursday, April 26) will be a doozy, and..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

City Council Convenes: Meeting To Meet x 2

Council work session previews council meeting

"...A relatively brief, largely uncontroversial City Council agenda usually isn't the focus of much official scrutiny...."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Council: Back in Action

Members return to lengthy to-do list

"...City Council returns to the dais today, Thursday, Aug. 9, with..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council Preview: Promised Land Use

Austin Oaks, Plaza Saltillo loom large at Thursday meeting

"...The last couple of City Council meetings have been relatively sedate, medium-length affairs, not triggering..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Not Only the Grove

Does anybody speak Zimmerman-ese?

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

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: No Rest for the Weary

Zoning debates dominate the meeting that nearly never was

"...At last Thursday's meeting (Nov. 3), City Council canceled this Tuesday's work session (Nov. 8) for the..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Burning Daylight

Passing the hot bond potato

"...At its budget work session last week, City Council spent several hours discussing the possibility of a November..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Meet Your Waterloo

"...have solved all Austin's transportation nightmares by staying home from work. "Don't Rush Austin" took place Wed­nesday (after the..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Zoned Out

Arguing about zoning

"...no less than 28 zoning cases on the City Council agenda today (June 11), the latest fruit of Council's..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Come as You Are

Council gets back to business with 178 items on the agenda

"...I'm tempted to cite the most important City Council matter today, Aug. 7, as Agenda Item 111: "directing..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Valentine's Day Expenses

Budget discussion, Little Woodrow's, Austin Energy, and more

"...At 83 items, Thursday's City Council meeting (Feb. 14) doesn't appear particularly..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

City Council Notebook

Libraries, human trafficking and the panhandling ordinance on the agenda for Thursday morning.

"...Agenda highlights for the Thursday, October 18 council meeting: Items 9 and 19: Finally getting $2,655,000 to..."

Oct. 17, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Council to Initiate Planning for Climate Change Bond Package

The bond would go before voters in 2025 or 2026

"...City Council returns this week from their annual June meeting hiatus,..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Take a Deep Breath

Final spring session enters July break on a run

"...years and change under their belts, the 10-1 City Council is no longer a political novelty. Entering their last..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Taxes Are Challenging

Council prepares to challenge TCAD

"...Looks like City Council is indeed preparing to challenge the Travis Central Apprais­al..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council Set to Tackle 'Stealth Dorms' Next Week

No meeting this week, but plenty of contention next week

"...There's no City Council meeting this week, but a draft agenda for the..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Notes: Never Do Today ...

Meet the new agenda, same as the old agenda

"...warp after a look at next week's draft City Council agenda (for Thursday, June 6; no meeting this week,..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Day of the Robots

All automation everything

"...Council watchers were undoubtedly disappointed when the proposed pilot project..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Coyotes, Garages, and Manure

Old zoning cases never die; they just reincarnate as amendments

"...City Council has been arguing over various pieces of the Champion..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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