City Council
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...
Men dominant in runoff election finances
But women have held their own at the ballot box
The men in the runoffs maintained their perfect streak of being better fundraisers than their...
The scoreboard for eight runoff candidates
Early voting by personal appearance continues through December 9th for the December 13th election of a mayor and new council members for Districts 3,...
Celia Israel in the hot seat in final stretch of mayoral campaign
Closing attacks focus on Israel’s record, policy proposalsState Representative Celia Israel went from underdog to frontrunner overnight November 8th when she pulled off a...
Celia Israel blasted for defunding crime victims—but is it true?
Mayoral candidate said funding for victims was a “feel good” measureA political action committee backing mayoral candidate Kirk Watson, Stand Together Austin, has sent...
Mayor Watson’s scheme broke law, Senator Watson’s bill provided alternative
Former council member said that as mayor Watson established regularly scheduled private meetings among council members
“If the law is upheld only by government officials,...
