Supermajority Rules

Planning Commission sends PUD tweak to Council sans blessing

"...secure approval from the Planning Commission will require a supermajority of City Council to pass...."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Republicans Denied a Supermajority (Again)

Austin Rep. Donna Howard's seat may mean as much to the state as it does to her district

"...the Demo­crats. If the Republicans held 100 seats, that supermajority could make them unstoppable and render the Democrats effectively..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...All have been convened here by Super­ma­jority, which has..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Wrecking Ball Headed for Home of Preservation Champion

Commission rejects pleas to save Roberta Crenshaw's former home

"...the His­toric Landmark Commission failed to secure the required supermajority vote necessary to recommend historic-landmark designation to City Council...."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Texas Tribune Festival 2019

"...Event for the Supermajority organization, a project of Cecile Richards, which promotes the..."

Sept. 30, 2019 Photo Gallery

Grove Approaching Council Date

Neighbors' valid petition suit still pending

"...rights should trigger a requirement that a City Council supermajority be needed to approve the Grove PUD, but a..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

News Roundup: Council and the Court

Scalia's death shakes up high court; Council continues Uber battle

"...developments for previously unzoned lands – requiring a three-fourths supermajority Council override vote only when a Planning Commission rejection..."

Feb. 15, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Council: Like a Room Without a Roof

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

"...hand accorded the Planning Commission, currently requiring a Council supermajority to reverse a PUD rejection by the PC –..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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

Code amendments get Council hot and bothered

"...the same across the board – requiring a council supermajority to approve a PUD which the Planning Commission has..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

News Roundup: Petitions, Put-Downs, and Peeling Out

Council keeps its eyes on the road

"...over whether PUD proposals on unzoned lands would require supermajority approval by Council if rejected by the Planning Commission..."

Feb. 1, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Council: "Sharing" Showdown Arrives

Plenty of contentious business for the first Council meeting of the year

"...Commission; Grove neighbors and others are pushing for a supermajority, the standard for land that's already zoned. (See "Supermajority..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Developing Stories: Chipping at the Waterfront

Revised waterfront ordinance returns to City Council today (Thursday, May 21)

"...either limiting height to 96 feet or requiring a supermajority." PUD zoning requires a project to be scrutinized and..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Woes for Lowe's

The big-bad big box gets stuffed – twice – in court

"...the Save Our Springs Alliance, agreeing that a six-vote "supermajority" of the Austin City Council was required to approve..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"...process established in 1917 by Rule 22, requiring a supermajority – initially two-thirds, now three-fifths, or 60 votes –..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Slay the Dragon

Hard-hitting political documentary shows the menace of gerrymandering is coming back

"...bit loud, because they already had a brazenly gerrymandered supermajority and no one was going to stop them. Having..."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Grove PUD Neighbors Sue City

They say the city's interpretation of Texas' valid petition rights statute is wrong

"...tracts do not have the right to force a supermajority vote of Council for planned unit developments – is..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Let's Face the Music

Ring in the New Year with a marathon Council meeting

"...• PUD supermajority: Although nominally addressing any previously unzoned (e.g., state) land,..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

TNCs and … a Buncha Other Stuff

City Council prepares for another marathon

"...• PUD supermajority: Although nominally about any previously unzoned (e.g., state) land,..."

Jan. 26, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Council: Welcome to Solar City

Council buys megawatts, ponders PUDs, and contacts neighbors

"...maneuvered to make it more difficult (requiring a Council supermajority) to approve any PUD zoning (on previously unzoned tracts)..."

Oct. 7, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Patrick Ends Two-Thirds Rule

Measure designed to increase the peace in Texas Senate dies

"...warned Democrats that at least this was still a supermajority, and not the straight majority that many on his..."

Jan. 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When Dewhurst Goes Back to Senate

How Cruz and Campbell's run-off wins rewrite the Legislature

"...Allan Ritter and Aaron Pena he helped deliver a supermajority to the House Republican Caucus. Out of the three,..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Council Preview: Don't Bogart That Space

Counting down the meter minutes

"...limit on Barton Springs. The PUD needs a six-vote supermajority (per the Planning Commission's recommendation against PUD zoning), but..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...session: The anti-Obama backlash in November gave Republicans a supermajority in the House, so any attempts by Dems to..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The GOP's New Crowded House

They carry more weight, but is it muscle or fat?

"...at 99 before Ritter's announcement – becomes a 101-seat supermajority. If Republicans can remain unified on the House floor,..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playing With Fire

Perry gets credit when good bills pass (but no blame if they fail)

"...at the time. That means it needed a true supermajority of 100 votes to pass, and even though it..."

Sept. 14, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Beside the Point

Council takes long, slow journey into night

"...Clark, likely candidate for the condemnation list, called for supermajority approval of denser development; his colleague Sarah Baker called..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Strengthening the Ordinance

"...first two listed; neither has Leffing­well's support. Requiring a supermajority vote would deter developers from using the new redevelopment..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

Wrecking Ball Stages Surprise Attack in Tarrytown

City does demolition job on Reed Hall, neighborhood morale

"...when the Historic Landmark Commission failed to secure a supermajority vote to override the owners' demolition wishes and give..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Point Austin: Beside the Point

The streets are mean, and so is the City Council

"...a valid neighborhood petition against it, requiring a 6-1 supermajority (effectively for all three tracts) to approve the more..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Column by Wells Dunbar

A Big Box Full of Big Boxes

The latest on the Wal-Mart, Lowe's, and Eckerd's controversies

"...would be appropriate or even legally valid, since a supermajority is normally required to override SOS. Lowe's attorney Terry..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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