Council Recap: A Quick Start, But No Victory Lap, on Reworking Public Safety

Council unites behind prompt reforms, big APD budget cuts

"...Garza and Council Members Natasha Harper-Madison, Greg Casar, and Jimmy Flannigan, which the Chronicle reported on earlier this week,..."

June 12, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Too Late to Turn Back Time

New taxes for lakeside homes, operators for Butler Pitch and Putt

"...and support early childhood education, which passed 10-1, CM Jimmy Flannigan voting against. (Flannigan wanted more information on the..."

June 21, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

A PATH Forward for CodeNEXT?

Council members tease new plan

"...Kathie Tovo, and Ora Houston, was the sight of Jimmy Flannigan's Communications Director (and former Chronicle senior editor) Kate..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

McKalla Place, Take Your Pick: Soccer Stadium or Affordable Housing

One of two fates awaits the city-owned tract

"...middle are the three swing votes of Greg Casar, Jimmy Flannigan, and Ann Kitchen...."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Queer Texans Demand Equality

"...Austin D6 Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, the city's first openly gay man elected to..."

June 12, 2017 Photo Gallery

Council: Whatever It Is, I’m Against It

Council blocks vaping, punts AFD overtime, and commissions students

"...District 6 Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, while endorsing the commission, floated an amendment that..."

May 15, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Return of the Panama Hat

Council spends for roads, buys a robot, & has a brief Zimm flashback

"...benefit the outlying portions of their districts. D6 CM Jimmy Flannigan, who represents the most distant northwest reaches of..."

May 8, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council Proposes “Austin Affordability Action Plan”

Looking for ways to balance the budget

"...Adler and CMs Ora Houston, Ann Kitchen, and Jim­my Flannigan), to direct staff "to prepare a timeline, budget recommendations,..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Inauguration Highlights and Shadows

New City Council sworn in amid mixed omens

"...Casar (D4), Leslie Pool (D7) – and new – Jimmy Flannigan (D7), Alison Alter (D10) council members, with an..."

Jan. 9, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Headlines

"...District 6 Council candidate Jimmy Flannigan has out-raised his opponent, incumbent Don Zimmerman, in..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature

Meet Your New City Council, Austin!

Recapping the run-offs

"...the dais come January. The race between Zimmerman and Jimmy Flannigan started out close, with a separation of 201..."

Dec. 17, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Facebook Follies

A hunky man and a logo are "inappropriate" for a Gay Pride ad on Facebook???

"...of a meeting I was having yesterday with AGLCC's Jimmy Flannigan and Ceci Gratias, a big grimace crossed Jimmy's..."

April 30, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Mayor Pro Tem Contest Kicks Off New Council Storylines

A leading role at City Hall?

"...that committee – Garza and recently defeated D6 CM Jimmy Flannigan – are now gone; Mackenzie Kelly's defeat of..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Two More Years!

What’s the one thing missing from Steve Adler’s resumé?

"...Delia Garza's District 2 in the low-income Southeast, and Jimmy Flannigan's D6 in the upscale Northwest – but both..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Political Black Hole

"...what happened when the rezoning got to City Council? Jimmy Flannigan took charge and negotiated a deal with Milestone..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Postmarks

Headlines

"...on the dais, while her fellow incumbent, D6 CM Jimmy Flannigan, was defeated by Mackenzie Kelly in the Dec...."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...it (mostly on cut-and-paste TV ads criticizing incumbent CMs Jimmy Flannigan, Greg Casar, and Alison Alter for their votes..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...10 grants were approved on consent, although Council Members Jimmy Flannigan, Paige Ellis, and Natasha Harper-Madison abstained from voting..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

COVID-19 Sends Council Meeting Into Virtual Reality

City Hall to perform open government while maintaining distance

"...like, check out the message board thread for CM Jimmy Flannigan’s “SXSW Resilience Plan” resolution. Since Flannigan first posted..."

March 20, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

New, Improved Camping Ban Fizzles at Council

Consensus collapses as the hot summer of homelessness drags on

"...community." Ultimately, an exhausted and exasperated Council voted 9-1 (Jimmy Flannigan voting no and Alison Alter absent) to postpone..."

Sept. 23, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Thinks Hard on Homelessness

Action on new rules set for June 20 meeting

"...Kitchen, whose District 5 includes the course, and CM Jimmy Flannigan clashed over the issue, with Kitchen offering a..."

June 7, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Gives Green Light to Convention Center, Scooter Riders

May 23 meeting tackles "Downtown puzzle," "micro-mobility"

"...to that used currently with taxi companies, which CM Jimmy Flannigan feared could stifle innovation (as the providers claim)...."

May 24, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Dougherty Arts Center Relocation OK'd and Affordable Housing Program Gets Pushed Through at Council

And more notes from the May 9 City Council meeting

"...votes in opposition came from CMs Pio Renteria and Jimmy Flannigan. Both wanted to consider other locations throughout the..."

May 10, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

With a Possible Update to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Former Council Members Recall Local Scandal

How a misunderstanding changed Austin politics

"...CM Jimmy Flannigan, first elected in 2016, says having a larger..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Mayor Steve Picks Mayor Pete for President

Adler endorses, introduces Buttigieg at 2020 campaign kickoff

"...affair that left attendees like Adler and Council Member Jimmy Flannigan both inspired and aware of the history being..."

April 14, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Infighting Continues at Tourism Commission

Commission moves on to the 12th round

"...council members Delia Garza, Greg Casar, Pio Renteria, and Jimmy Flannigan. They're generally receptive – or at least neutral..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: It’s Never Over

Bag bans, budgets, and Southwest Key

"...Shoal Creek Neighbor­hood Plan, though without one amendment from Jimmy Flannigan, who wanted to change language in the plan..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Left Pending

Council's summer daze leaves plenty of work in progress

"...package passed 8-3, with nay votes from Ora Houston, Jimmy Flannigan, and Ellen Troxclair. Houston is stepping down and..."

July 6, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Homophobic Dog Whistles

"...regarding CodeNEXT, I came across this bit about CM Jimmy Flannigan’s defense of this rewrite (see Fred McGhee’s Twitter..."

June 11, 2018 Postmarks

Free-Net: Council Keeps It Local

Delayed vote finds local provider besting out-of-town option

"...Ellen Troxclair and Jimmy Flannigan cast the two against votes; Alison Alter abstained...."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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