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...

Extended outages put manager’s job on thin ice

Special-called council meeting to evaluate his employmentSpencer Cronk, 43, has been Austin’s city manager since February 2018, slightly more than five years. That makes...

Austin’s got a $2 million mayor

This story was updated at 4:14pm January 26th to correct the statement made about Jennifer Virden’s total spending. The $220,000 she repaid to herself...

Criminal complaints hit Mayor Adler on final days in office

Mayor Steve Adler’s final day in office is this Friday, but he’s getting kicked in the seat of his pants as he leaves. Criminal complaints were filed against him late today for using city resources to publicly endorse council candidates in the December 13th runoffs.

End of the Adler era

Steve Adler steps down after eight years in office. What did the mayor achieve? Where did he fall short? How will he be remembered?

Watson ekes out win over Israel in mayoral runoff

Alter, Qadri and Velásquez win council seatsThe margaritas were flowing in Celia Israel’s camp after the polls closed last night, the food was plentiful,...