City of Austin
Trust, but verify
We would like to think people in our nation’s highest offices adhere to the highest ethical principles.
Yet recent news reports have exposed U.S. Supreme...
Announcing the Government Accountability Project
Local officials manage government organizations that spend billions of our tax dollars. They should always act in the public interest—not for personal profit. We...
Ruling allows immediate fundraising for 2024 elections
The City Council is scheduled to get a closed-door executive session briefing from the Law Department September 14th to discuss legal fallout from Judge...
Virden lawsuit overturns city campaign restriction
U.S, District Judge Robert Pitman of the Western District of Texas yesterday declared unconstitutional the restriction found in the Austin City Code that restricts...
Velasquez third council member sanctioned for ethics violations
After two hours of testimony and deliberation, the City’s Ethics Review Commission voted 6-2 last Wednesday evening to sanction Council Member Jose Velasquez for...
Auditor faults Austin’s public information process
The City Council’s Audit and Finance Committee spent less than 20 minutes this morning listening to and discussing a presentation by the City’s Audit...
Velasquez hit with ethics complaint
This article was updated again July 21, 2023, at 9:57am to add that the chair of the City’s Ethics Review Commission has determined the...
Commissioners commit blatant open meetings violation
The City of Austin’s Human Rights Commission ended its June 26th meeting with an astonishing violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Commissioner Kolby Duhon,...
