Paxton Bans State Employees From Donating Pay to Planned Parenthood

But they can still donate to an anti-choice group

"...the relationship between Planned Parenthood and government entities, reproductive health advocates worried not only about the direct damage the..."

Jan. 13, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Beside the Point: A Vegetative State

The City Council tries to move the budget beyond meat and potatoes

"...what started the food fight last week, as City Council feasted on the first of three presentations detailing the..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

State & City Redevelopment? Hold That Thought ...

The TFC wants to redevelop state land in Austin – Austin's not so sure

"...of collaboration between the city of Austin and the state of Texas, a new development agreement between Austin and..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Don Zimmerman Files Suit Against City Over Abortion Services Funding

It's unclear if the former council member remembers Roe v. Wade

"...Just a day after the City Council passed a budget that includes first-in-the-nation city funding to..."

Sept. 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Eckhardt: The State of the County Is ...

Thursday address slams Lege, props up local entities

"...Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt’s State of the County address last Thursday evening may well..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: A Plan for Better Preparedness

Council to consider a communitywide "resiliency plan"

"...City Council could take the first step toward creating a communitywide..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New, Improved Camping Ban Fizzles at Council

Consensus collapses as the hot summer of homelessness drags on

"...City Council declined on Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, to act on..."

Sept. 23, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council: The Numbers Game

Tumbling evermore into the budget

"...There's no City Council meeting this week – the next regularly scheduled meeting..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Like a Room Without a Roof

Council takes on PUD rules and hear late-night STR testimony

"...Last Thursday's City Council meeting began with an invocation and then a brief..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Incompatible Binaries

TNC debate still sucking all the available oxygen

"...An already busy City Council year – after one meeting – won’t ease up..."

Feb. 2, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Council Slips Into Relaxation Mode

Light agenda, plus spitballing about biennial budgets

"...The Austin City Council is poised today to make quickish work of a..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

News Roundup: Roe, Council, and Complaints

The abortion debate continues; Council gets ready

"...the Capitol (not that it ever really leaves); City Council gets ready for its first meeting and at least..."

Jan. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

City Council Looks at Homelessness, Climate Change, and Gun Violence

Post-summer Council hits the dais running with 149-Item agenda

"...City Council returns today (Thu., Aug. 8) for its first meeting..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Robert Rules, OK?

Plaza Saltillo inches forward, Capitol views move East, and tears flow

"...The national political context again shadowed City Council Thursday, Feb. 16, as tensions simmered over immigration, questions..."

Feb. 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council Recap: A Big Step Forward in St. John, but Much Work Remains

Greystar, HACA selected to redevelop Home Depot site

"...In a unanimous vote, City Council on Thursday, July 29 agreed to enter negotiations with..."

July 30, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

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

"...At its Aug. 27 meeting, City Council voted to accept several state grants to the Austin..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: The City Will RISE Again

$15 million fund proposed to help deliver quick cash relief

"...City Council is set to allocate $15 million from the city’s..."

April 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council: Budgeting for a Return

Council catches last breaths before summer break comes to an end

"...City Council returns next Thursday from summer break, but Mayor Steve..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council: A Busy Week at the Lege

City Council and the mayor confront the controlling state

"...Although officially on spring hiatus last week, City Council's beat goes on, especially during the legislative session, when..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...At its meeting Thursday, April 9, City Council approved unanimously $15 million of relief for low-income Austinites..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Dems Call for Health Care for All Texans

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa pledges to carry comprehensive health care bill to the 86th Texas Lege

"...to initiate legislation and an organizing campaign for the Healthy Texas Act of 2019 – intended to provide "every..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Whole Woman's Health Caught Up in Anti-Abortion Turf War

Longtime Austin clinic forced to relocate

"...provider on North I-35 and Highway 183, Whole Woman's Health is moving – but not with much choice...."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Recap: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two Southeast projects divide dais; APD’s state grants OK’d

"...At its Aug. 27 meeting, City Council approved several state grants to the Austin Police Department..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council: 1,020 Minutes Later …

Epic meeting sends Council into summer recess

"...It's only fitting that the last City Council meeting before the summer break would clock in at..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue

Council takes on barbecue smokers, and smoke gets in their eyes

"...nationally acclaimed Recycled Reads bookshop on Burnet Road (see "Council: Committed to Committees," March 31), City Council is today..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Women Council Members Back Fam-Plan Funds

Cole, Morrison, Shade back family planning funds – including abortion spending – in healthcare budget

"...Reproduction rights advocates got a boost from City Council's better half, who came out today in support for..."

Dec. 10, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...of the headlines for a week or two, City Council remains knee-deep in deliberations over the fiscal year 2017..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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

Consultants Given Lucrative City Contracts Without Council Approval

City paid friends of City Hall top brass $300,000 through subcontracting scheme

"...$150,000 in taxpayer dollars to provide vaguely defined consulting services through subcontracts that were not approved by City Council..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Budget Squeezed Between Basic Costs and State Neglect

The city has $1.03 billion in taxpayer money. Here's where it's going.

"...told Budget Officer Ed Van Eenoo, then turned to Council. "They work their hearts out for you guys." That..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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