Elizabeth Pagano

The city of Dripping Springs announced yesterday that one more hurdle has been cleared in its pursuit of a wastewater discharge permit. The State Office of Administrative Hearings ruled in favor of the permit, advancing it to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which will consider issuing a final permit to allow the city to […]

The Austin Monitor will be joining much of the city and many of our readers in taking a break this Thanksgiving. Happy holiday to all, and we’ll see you back here Monday!

City Council convened Tuesday for a special meeting to canvass the results of the Nov. 6, 2018 election. Reading through the lengthy ballot results took about six minutes. It was approved unanimously; Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council members Ellen Troxclair and Greg Casar were absent. No members of the public spoke. Council also […]

Though our local elections are now a distant memory, the results of the November 2018 election won’t be officially official until today, when City Council convenes at 2 p.m. to canvass the results and set the runoff election for Dec. 11. There’s only the slightest hope for drama, but the Monitor will tune in nonetheless. […]

Today, the Austin Monitor will be joining most of the city in observing Veterans Day. See you Tuesday!

The Austin Tech Alliance announced the departure of founding executive director David Edmonson yesterday and has launched a search to fill the position. Edmonson will remain in the role until Nov. 23, when ATA program manager Sarah Ortiz Shields will serve as interim director. In a press release about the change, ATA co-founder Dan Graham […]

Last night’s election saw a number of upsets, including that of Austin Independent School District’s District 1 rep, Ted Gordon. Parent and elder caregiver LaTisha Anderson beat Gordon with 61 percent of the vote. She will join Kristin Ashy, who was running to fill the open District 4 seat, as a new AISD trustee. The […]

District 8 saw one of the closest races Tuesday night, with the final results not coming in until well after 1:00 a.m. So it makes sense that candidate Bobby Levinski’s statement didn’t arrive in our mailbox until Wednesday morning. In his campaign wrap-up missive, Levinski wrote, “Congratulations to Paige Ellis and Frank Ward for making […]

Austin now has a new circular economy incubator, making it one of three in the country. So it’s understandable that the concept might need some illumination. A joint press release from the city’s Economic Development Department and Austin Resource Recovery announcing the partnership with the Austin Technology Incubator explains the concept: “The incubator will support […]

It’s arrived: The final online survey for the Brush Square Master Plan is here, and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department is looking for input from Austin residents. If you or someone you love has an opinion on Brush Square’s future, head over to the online survey before Dec. 2, 2018, when the survey will […]

The Lower Colorado River Authority will lower lakes early next year in an ongoing effort to help those recovering from flooding along the Colorado and Llano rivers. According to an LCRA press release, the organization will draw down lakes LBJ and Marble Falls for eight weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 23, making it easier […]