Council: Meet the Candidates

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

"...for Dec. 7 (work session Dec. 5). Background work proceeds, with the most important task the ongoing process to..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Take a Deep Breath

Final spring session enters July break on a run

"...the July break – which will likely encompass informal progress on both budget preparation and CodeNEXT – today's meeting,..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Proposes “Austin Affordability Action Plan”

Looking for ways to balance the budget

"...resolution sponsored by Council Member Ellen Troxclair (co-sponsored by Mayor Steve Adler and CMs Ora Houston, Ann Kitchen, and..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Tension Mounts at City Council

The dais considers what constitutes “too tall”

"...a couple of moments of tense melodrama and some prolonged disputation over matters that might not have seemed like..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Zimmerman, TPPF Sue City Over "Sharing Economy" Regulations

D6 CM files suit over language in the Prop 1 ride-hailing ordinance

"...Zimmerman sued the city over its language in the Proposition 1 ride-hailing ordinance, and a week later the conservative..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Our House, in the Middle of the Corridor

Council considers strategic housing … again

"...Council today (April 13), with at least three headline items returning for continuing discussion and potential action. Council received..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Homestead Exemption Puts Sobriety Center at Risk

City Council will weigh the cost of sobriety

"...people from cycling through the criminal justice and legal system. As of 2015, six cities have established sobering centers...."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Council Previews Fall's Main Event: A Land Development Code Revision

A code, foretold

"...called meeting May 2, Council ultimately voted 8-3 to approve memo language that, on the whole but not without..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Considers the True Cost of Saving a Buck

Affordability is in the details

"...would be the third reading of the hotly debated project, and the primary issues remained how much height to..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Pilots, Roses, and Champions

Marathon days of zoning are soon over

"...the 10-1 Coun­cil's "all-zoning meeting" experiment. Thurs­day's actions included approval of the 2017 meeting calendar, and (almost in passing)..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Everything That Fits

CMs get feisty heading into campaign season

"...Apparently, 121 items of business weren't quite enough for today's (June 12)..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Waste Over the Aquifer

With settlement, city must now support treatment plant in recharge zone

"...that would have ended its six-year fight against a proposed wastewater treatment system in a recharge zone of the..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Power Play

The continuing debate over who should control Austin Energy

"...considerable debate spanning nearly two hours, gave very tentative approval to a draft ordinance to create a new board..."

April 19, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...homeowners; the 10-1 City Council from the old at-large system; urbanists from preservationists and homeowners; and the new Austin..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

With All Deliberate Speed

Short-handed Council on homelessness, management, and carbon

"...Only nine council members were on hand, as Mayor Steve Adler had decamped to New Orleans for a..."

Aug. 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: Don't Say I Told You So

FY 2017 budget passes after a three-day marathon

"...Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo didn't even have to say..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council Brawls on PUDs: "Everything Is Now a Backroom Deal"

Code amendments get Council hot and bothered

"...being blindsided by an amendment put forth by the mayor on planned unit developments...."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

City Files Challenge Lawsuit Against TCAD

Claims current property appraisal system is unconstitutional

"...On Monday, Aug. 24, at City Hall, Mayor Steve Adler announced that the city of Austin would..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Very Early Returns: Calling All Council Candidates!

The mayoral and council election season has already started

"...– takes place Nov. 4, 2014, when a new mayor and 10 City Council members will be chosen by..."

Dec. 27, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

City Council Shapes Land Use Overhaul on Second Reading

Debate continues as Austin learns to code

"...Chronicle went to press, and expects to vote on approval of the new code on second reading (out of..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Ready for Liftoff on New Land Use Rules

It's as easy as flood protection, affordability, parking, transition zones ...

"...take the first of the three votes required to approve a new Land Development Code, the same conflicts that..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Reinstates Partial Camping Ban

Governor sends in TxDOT; Kitchen leads effort for more explicit rules

"...In a statement first reported by the Statesman, an Abbott spokesperson said..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Set to OK New Contract for Downtown Homeless Shelter

Council ready to take next (Front) Steps

"...be a new dynamic at play with newly elevated Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza as the theoretical second-in-command, though..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Election Notes: Campaign Finance Time

Who's got the money?

"...her first filing to further position her challenge to Mayor Steve Adler as a "David versus Goliath battle." Morrison's..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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

One of two fates awaits the city-owned tract

"...Item 60 would direct City Manager Spen­cer Cronk to "solicit..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

McKalla Place Eyed for Soccer Stadium

North Austin location identified as Precourt Sports Ventures' third first choice

"...stadium. The declaration, issued last Thursday, comes after failed attempts at securing parkland in the city's urban core –..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Seeking Consensus on Hotel Occupancy Tax

City Council’s HOT debate masks deeper divisions

"...whether they can find sufficient funds to maintain existing programs, let alone fund new initiatives, while the financial horizon..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: It’s Always Something

This week's City Council, courtesy of CodeNEXT

"...by enough general apprehension that a few days earlier, Mayor Steve Adler declared it "Austin Everybody Chill Out Day,"..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

News at the end of the year

"...new and re-elected members, and to elect the 2017 mayor pro tem (currently D9 CM Kathie Tovo), who presides..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature

Grove Mediations Continue

A second reading is expected at Council Dec. 6

"...may pass the application on second reading, represents a problem for neighborhood activists who say the likely 9am start..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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