Elizabeth Pagano

As the Austin Monitor noted two weeks ago, Parks and Recreation Director Sara Hensley visited Flagstaff, Arizona, to discuss the possibility of becoming city manager there. But Hensley returned to Austin having rejected Flagstaff’s proposal. She told a reporter that she would be keeping her job in Austin because she could not “reach an agreement […]

Austin Independent School District trustees voted to change Lanier High School’s name to Juan Navarro High School Monday night. Trustees approved the name change in a vote of 5-2, with Amber Elenz and Jayme Mathias voting against and Kristin Ashy abstaining from the vote. Cindy Anderson was absent. Mathias explained that his vote of opposition […]

Though the Austin Monitor reported last month that this year’s homeless count found about 100 more people than last year, the official results of the annual count will be unveiled today. Mayor Steve Adler, Council members Kathie Tovo, Greg Casar and Paige Ellis, and ECHO Executive Director (and Travis County commissioner candidate) Ann Howard will […]

The parking lot at Govalle Park off of Bolm Road will be closed April 1-22 in order to construct a new pool facility. (Specifically, to install a wastewater line needed to operate the pool.) In the meantime, those hoping to visit the park and the Southern Walnut Trail can, according to a helpful bit of […]

The Downtown Austin Alliance’s Mandi Thomas will join the International Downtown Association’s 2019 Emerging Leaders Fellowship. The fellowship, according to a press release about the honor, “is a week-long experiential program bringing together a cohort of IDA professionals from within the urban district management industry. The fellows learn essential leadership and place management skills and […]

Those curious about the state of water and water policy in Texas might want to head down to the Capitol next Thursday, when Schreiner University, Texas Tech University, Texas Public Radio and the Hill Country Alliance will be holding the Texas Water Symposium. State representatives Kyle Biedermann (District 73; Comal, Kendall and Gillespie counties); Vikki Goodwin […]

Austin will observe the first anniversary of the Austin bombings at a memorial ceremony today. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at City Hall, and speakers will include Mayor Steve Adler, City Manager Spencer Cronk, Police Chief Brian Manley and Pete Winstead, president of the Greater Austin Crime Commission. In 2018, five package […]

Small businesses throughout the city are asked to attend a March 26 workshop at the Asian American Resource Center on Cameron Road to learn how to apply and be considered for city contracts of less than $50,000. The session runs from 2-4:30 p.m. and will feature representatives from the city’s Purchasing Office, Small and Minority […]

While many Austinites were busy renting or dodging motorized scooters this week, Dripping Springs was busy banning them entirely. The city announced Thursday, “As a safety measure, Dripping Springs City Council, on March 12, approved an ordinance that bans the use of motor assisted scooters on public rights of way and sidewalks within the city. […]