Managing Secrets

Council's search for city manager may be confidential ... or not

"...Ora Houston (District 1)..."

April 10, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Once More Into the PUD

Council crosses swords over Austin Oaks planned unit development

"...Member Alison Alter, joined in nays by D1 CM Ora Houston, Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo (D5), and D7*..."

March 27, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Your City at Work

Planning, talking, digging, housing, walking

"...has been halted since then; on Saturday, Council Member Ora Houston's office and the PARD project team will share..."

March 24, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Same Reaction?

"...be especially true if he'd reduced Delia Garza or Ora Houston to tears. You would not care if that..."

Feb. 21, 2017 Postmarks

Public Notice: What Is the Sound of One Shoe Falling?

City releases CodeNEXT draft to mild reaction ... so far

"...most directly, in response to a question from CM Ora Houston about increasing equity across the city: "Things have..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Takes Out the Trash?

Vote on future of Simple Recycling looms at Thursday meeting

"...Council Member Ellen Troxclair and co-sponsored by D1 CM Ora Houston and D5 CM Ann Kitchen. Like most Austinites,..."

Feb. 1, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Inauguration Highlights and Shadows

New City Council sworn in amid mixed omens

"...of Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo (D9). D1 CM Ora Houston nominated Tovo, praising her role as a Council..."

Jan. 9, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: Freedom From Fear

Council joins national defense of Muslims and immigrants

"...might be used for that purpose, and by exploring collaborations with Austin ISD and Travis County toward the same..."

Oct. 17, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Quote of the Week

"...– City Council Member Ora Houston, opposing the November transportation bond proposition..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Column

Council: Save the Coyotes!

A morning on wild, wild life, an afternoon on workers’ rights

"...was 8-1-1, with Zimmerman voting nay and D1 CM Ora Houston abstaining...."

Oct. 10, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Out of the Frying Pan ...

Council resumes regular schedule next week

"...new regulations for lobbyists – not to mention CM Ora Houston's proposal to create a Department of Neighborhoods. And..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Proposition One (City of Austin): $720 Million Mobility Bond

Mobility Bond stumbles after initial, unanimous vote

"...final passage was 7-1-3, with District 1 Council Member Ora Houston saying she will oppose the bond, and (for..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

The Right to Respect

Aug. 22, 2016 Postmarks

Point Austin: Homestead Exemption Still Burning

How many votes can $2 a month buy?

"...couldn't take yes for an answer. A week later, mayoral spokesman Jason Stanford posted a defense of the exemption..."

July 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

REV UP the Vote

A local campaign aims to boost the disability vote

"...council members, Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and CMs Ora Houston and Ann Kitchen have been most supportive of..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

While Austin Slept

City Council passes major bond package – & lots of other stuff

"...Voting against the bond were D1 CM Ora Houston, D2 CM Delia Garza, and D5 CM Ann..."

June 24, 2016 News Post by Michael King

How Do You Get to 100%?

Council seeks consensus on a transportation bond

"...no other CMs have embraced the whole $720 million. Ora Houston mentioned "bond fatigue," and Delia Garza joined others..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Finding the Sweet Spot

Mayor, Council seek consensus on a transportation bond

"...Adler defended that expansive rhetoric – his lengthy oration seemed aimed more directly off the dais than on..."

June 21, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Working the Budget

Council and staff review the preliminary numbers, with crossed fingers all around

"...some middle ground on the overall proposal. Council Member Ora Houston was disinclined to support any package, while CM..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Burning Daylight

Passing the hot bond potato

"...kill the waiver). Accordingly, Tovo and her co-sponsors (CMs Ora Houston, Leslie Pool, and Pio Renteria) have proposed a..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Parliamentary Maneuvers

Council plows through agenda beneath a persistent TNC cloud

"...Member Leslie Pool, Mayor Steve Adler, and D1 CM Ora Houston) requesting city staff find ways to “identify strategies”..."

May 23, 2016 News Post by Michael King

10-1, Take Two

Five City Council incumbents up for re-election this November

"...votes by the more "traditional neighborhood" advocates (Kathie Tovo, Ora Houston, Ann Kitchen, and Leslie Pool)...."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: It's All on Camera

City Council gets ready to dive back into the breach

"...Tovo, Mayor Steve Adler, and CMs Leslie Pool and Ora Houston, would direct city staff to support those transitional..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: What Drought?

Zimmerman and Troxclair take on water restrictions

"...policies had moved from "conservation" to "social engineering and behavioral change."..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Mobile Homes and Climate Change

City Council gets through a brief agenda the week before budget talks begin

"...they've not been included in the stakeholder process." CM Ora Houston explained that when Council passed the initial resolution..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Prop. 1: False Advertising Claims Escalate

City officials deny claims on background checks

"...with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Members Ora Houston, Delia Garza, Sabino "Pio" Renteria, Ann Kitchen, and..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Public Notice: Can Uber and Lyft Play Nice?

"If a business acts like it is above the law, it will pay a heavy price."

"...the implications it has for future situations where private corporations may decide that our democratically elected officials are not..."

April 15, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Approves Workplace Nondiscrimination Measure

City manager to review current policies

"...plaques etc.) in city code, granting more opportunities to commemorate without renaming the entire park. However, the resolution devotes..."

March 25, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Austin First Fair Chance City in the South

Ban the box ordinance passes Council

"...After Council Member Ora Houston requested and received a change in the penalty..."

March 25, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Council Preview: Pilot Knob Returns

Debate over how to pay for affordable housing continues

"...Water capital recovery fees. Troxclair, along with co-sponsoring CMs Ora Houston and Don Zimmerman, argues that the scheme burdens..."

March 4, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

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