City Council
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...
Council not anxious to publish financial disclosures
City officials’ personal financial disclosures are meant to reveal whether they have substantial conflicts of interest in policy matters that they handle, such as a...
The wrong side of town
Almost two years after Winter Storm Uri crippled the unprepared Texas electric system and knocked out power to 40 percent of buildings, Winter Storm...
Guerrero and Silva earn $33,000 runoff bonuses
It’s official: A City of Austin spokesman said in an email at 2:12pm November 17, 2022: “The City’s Law Department has reviewed the City...
Mayoral race and three council contests will go to runoff
Israel and Watson advance; incumbents avoid runoffs
Mayoral candidates Kirk Watson and Celia Israel advanced to a runoff last night after an election season focused...
Watson grabbed 70 percent of mayoral donations
Updated 9:58am November 7, 2022, to correct a misstatement about District 5 candidate Aaron Webman’s total contributions. That error did not affect the accuracy of...
Watson circumvented law to fund new medical school
Senator Kirk Watson said to have admitted Central Health didn’t have legal authority to fund medical education
A decade ago, then State Senator Kirk Watson,...
What kind of legislator was Celia Israel?
Mayoral candidate Celia Israel served four and a half terms in the Texas House
Celia Israel was a freshman in the Texas House and just...
