City of Austin
Court halts $354 million development subsidy
A Travis County court issued a ruling to halt the use of future property taxes to subsidize luxury development of 118 acres of land...
Austin City Manager: Dallas discard vs Austin retread
Council members make policy. The city manager’s job is to implement those policies.
A great city manager can get that done and keep the ship...
Will lawsuit blow up Project Connect train tracks?
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit Dirty Martin’s et al v. Mayor Kirk Watson et al claim they’re victims of a bait-and-switch scheme because Project Connect...
Austin city manager finalist Platt drops out
Kansas City TV station KMBC 9 News reported this morning that the City Council of Kansas City last night voted for Mayor Quinton Lucas...
Ethics? Who gives a damn?
“I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now, and go to the...
They’re off and running for council
As in horse racing, the bugler has sounded, “Call to the Post” for the Austin City Council campaigns that are now officially underway.
A well...
Are tax subsidies for luxury development legal?
In a lawsuit filed last April plaintiffs sought a permanent injunction to prevent the City of Austin from diverting $354 million in future property...
District 10 Council candidates jump in early
With 2024 being a presidential election year—maybe a rerun of the 2020 election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump—we should be expecting record-breaking turnout...
