Austin Monitor

No Republicans had filed for their party’s nomination for Travis County District Attorney by Wednesday’s deadline, which means the contest will be decided in the Democratic Party Primary. Current prosecutors Gary Cobb, Mindy Montford, Rick Reed, and Rosemary Lehmberg are all seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination. If none of them receives more than 50 percent […]

The Pedernales Electric Co-Op on Thursday hired Austin Energy General Manager Juan Garza as its new General Manager.  Garza, 63, said he would consult with City Manager Toby Futrell about when he would take over the largest electric cooperative in the U.S. but he is likely to make the transition in February.   Until Thursday, […]

The Austin City Council named eight semi-finalists for the job of City Manager Thursday afternoon after a three-hour meeting in executive session to review the resumes of candidates collected by an executive search firm. Austin Energy General Manager Juan Garza was one of three internal candidates to make the list, although Council Members knew at […]

One of three internal candidates for the post of Austin City Manager, Juan Garza of Austin Energy, will likely take the reins of the Pedernales Electric Co-Op  instead.   Garza, who has been Austin Energy’s General Manager since 2002, told In Fact Daily this morning that he would interview with the PEC board this afternoon. […]

The Pedernales Electric Co-Op today hired Austin Energy General Manager Juan Garza as its new General Manager.  Garza, 63, was one of three internal candidates vying to be City Manager upon the retirement of City Manager Toby Futrell.   Garza told In Fact Daily tonight that the 17-member co-op board voted unanimously to offer him […]