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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...
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...
Six council members and numerous lobbyists appear to have criminally violated city’s lobby law
This story was updated at 2:45pm October 17th to add documentation that shows the City Attorney has taken no enforcement action or spent even...
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...
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...
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...
Lawsuit seeks to halt tax dollars for luxury development
A lawsuit filed this morning in state district court seeks a permanent injunction to prevent the City of Austin from diverting an estimated $354...
